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Why did the British Government decide to evacuate children in the early years of the war?
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History Coursework - Why did the British Government decide to evacuate children in the early years of the war? In 1939 Germany refused to remove their troops from Poland, the British government had no other options than all out war with Germany. Everybody knew that for once the ordinary lives of the British Public would be shattered. To make sure that Britain didn't suffer heavy child casualties they drew up plans to evacuate them to less populated areas. Children from all over the country would be voluntarily moved out of danger and into village life. But why did the government decide to do this? In 1936 civil war broke out in Spain; Hitler decided to use this to fight communism and to test the new weapons that Germany had developed. A year later the world realised the destructive capabilities of Blitzkrieg bombings: whole parts of cities had been destroyed...
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