"Evacuation was a great success". Do you agree with this statement? Use your own knowledge and the sources provided
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"Evacuation was a great success". Do you agree with this statement? Use your own knowledge and the sources provided. Evacuation was both successful and unsuccessful. The Government did manage to secure its objectives of keeping children safe and keeping the war machine going without the threat of children being killed which was a successful aspect of evacuation. Although the conditions on the train were cramped and there was a lack of facilities, a vast amount of children were transported out of the cities quickly and efficiently. Most of the children who were evacuated also benefited from it although some did have bad experiences. However a major problem with evacuation was that a significant number of children either did not go or returned back to the danger-zones. Despite the government propaganda for instance the 'How and Why' pamphlet, which contributed to the efficient way in which children were evacuated many parents refused to allow...

