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In what ways did the British government attempt to hidethe effects of the Blitz from the people of Britain?
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Mikhael HISTORY Boukraa In what ways did the British government attempt to hide the effects of the Blitz from the people of Britain? During the Blitz the British government were intent on keeping morale high. They feared that the bombing of cities might entail mass depression and result in mutinies and riots. To overcome this problem they used the media and all sorts of propaganda to hide certain truths. The government felt it necessary to censor some of the British newspapers. About four in five men and two out of three women were reading a newspaper every day. This meant that the national press had a lot of power over Britons. Publishing an article explaining how Britain has no hope of winning the war or portraying miserable, weak civilians would sway national morale enormously. On the other hand, censorship had to be very delicate, the government did not want to be seen as infringing or...
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