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In what ways did the British government attempt to hide the effects of the Blitz from the people of Britain?
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In what ways did the British government attempt to hide the effects of the Blitz from the people of Britain? When war broke out in 1939, there was an air of reluctance among the British people. The horror of the First World War was fresh in people's minds and many did not want to experience that again. The government recognised the need to keep up morale, because if it were destroyed then the war would be lost, and designated a department, the Ministry of Information, for the production of propaganda and the organisation of censorship. When the Blitz started in 1940, the government thought it especially important to safeguard the public spirit due to the damaging effects of civilian bombings, both physical and psychological. They used a variety of tools to accomplish this, such as radio broadcasts, newsreels, and poster campaigns. However, it was not a simple matter of hiding information...
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