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

Many American soldiers took home to the USA so called "GI brides" after the war in late 1945. These were British women who had decided to accompany American soldiers and airmen back to the USA following the war

Rather than panic, people seemed to pull together, and cope. One good example of this is the success of the "make do and mend" campaign of the time. Images of the funerals of the people who died in Coventry were not shown for fear of turning people against the war. By the end of the war, the atmosphere in Britain was one of fierce jubilation, and not one contemplating the huge loss. This I believe was achieved through the use of propaganda by the British government during the war. The use of Propaganda ensured that the morale of the civilian population was upheld. As a result, at the end of the war many people looked forward into the future with real hope, and didn't dwell on the losses of war as much as they would have done if the British Ministry of Information had not been in existence.

During the war, the unemployment problem was virtually eliminated from Britain.

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