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Why did the British government decide to evacuate children from Britain’s major cities at the start of the Second World War?
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Centre No. 34223 Name: Fiona Taylor The Belvedere Academy Liverpool Why did the British government decide to evacuate children from Britain's major cities at the start of the Second World War? Evacuation was an idea formed from the lessons learned in World War One when around fourteen hundred of the civilians of Britain had been killed in just over a hundred raids. The Second World War however, affected the lives of the public much more. As in previous wars, there was the worry of family and friends dieing fighting for the country, but this time the war was actually fought on British land. This meant that there was a very high level of danger for the civilians due to the threat of gas attacks and the bombing raids which left a large amount of destruction. In 1994, there became the danger of V1 bombs which where bombs with no pilot that where aimed at...
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