By 1941, the Second World War had brought considerable hardship and disruption to the British civilian population. Was this still the case in the last twelve months of the war, 1944-45 Exp

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By 1941, the Second World War had brought considerable hardship and disruption to the British civilian population. Was this still the case in the last twelve months of the war, 1944-45 Explain your answer.

By 1941, many of Britain's cities were in ruins, and her population was seemingly demoralised. London was being bombed very frequently, although many British cities were bombed throughout the war. A notable example of this is the bombing of Coventry bombing, when in a single night German bombers destroyed 100 acres of the city centre, and killed over 500 people. In addition to coping with the effects of bombing, the population of Britain had to cope with the German threat of invasion. The invasion precautions which were taken were wide-ranging, and are described below:

Everyone expected bombing, and thus plans were made. Houses with back gardens received Anderson shelters. Brick shelters appeared in schools. The "Black Out" came into force at once. At night, there was no light. The near arrival of bombers produced the wail of the warning siren. Once the bombers had passed, there was an "All clear" siren.

All signposts were removed along with street names (these might assist invading troops). In the event of invasi

The war brought a huge change to women's lives. Women were working on the land, in munitions factories and essentials industries. Much of the work was skilled-man's work, but women were only paid at the rate of semi-skilled workers. Despite the discrimination, women were happy. Women were proving themselves. They enjoyed having their own money; enjoyed the social life of war. One woman said, "the war made me stand on my own two feet".

The war for women was an opportunity.

By Jane Waller and Michael Vaughan-Rees

The Blitz occurred between the years of 1940-1942. It involved the bombardment of many of Britain's cities by the aircraft of the German Luftwaffe. However, upon invading the Soviet Union, Hitler had to divert his aircraft away from the now secondary objective of Britain, and the bombardment ceased. Only10 percent of bombs actually fell anywhere near their intended targets. Bombing, instead of causing chaos, merely strengthened people's resolve. The bombardment continued in a different form in the latter stages of the war with the bombardment of Britain by V1 and V2 rockets. V1 rockets were known as "Doodlebugs", and although they did cause a substantial loss of life, there were countermeasures that could be taken. The supersonic V2 rockets however fell without warning. The V2 could not be heard until it exploded on impact.

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