The Effects of the Blitz on Everyday Life in Britain
The Blitz was the night time bombing aimed at British cities and
industries. The Blitz was when Hitler changed his tactics from day
time attacks on the RAF to attacking London and civilians. The first
attacks were aimed on the highly populated highly industrial city of
London. With so many people and so many bombs people were destined to
die therefore making the British live in fear and threatening to
breaking their morale. The Blitz inevitably tried to break morale,
destroyed industries and ruined everyday lives of civilians; this
caused the government to take control of information and media. The
bombings also forced people to change their ways to manage the Blitz.
The biggest effect of the Blitz was the damage caused to the highly
populated and highly industrial areas of Britain. Key locations such
as the East End, Coventry and the Docklands were the primary targets
of Hitler as by aiming and destroying these areas would lead to a
great decrease in the morale of the British population. However the
British survived the Blitz but at a large loss of life as in Coventry
4,000 people were killed and a third of the city was in ruins, leaving
the spirit of the British at risk. Luckily for the British the
Luftwaffe was less successful with industrial targets as factories
could recover quickly from bombings and employment was retained send a
clear message of solidarity throughout the country. Another message of
solidarity was sent when the Royal family decided to stay at
Buckingham Palace after it was bombed.
As the Blitz led to total war the civilians feared for their lives and
were affected largely. Some people had to protect themselves during
the Blitz some used special Anderson shelters while they slept, others
took drastic actions by changing how they slept or where they slept.
4% of civilians opted to move to the Underground, some even left for
the countryside which is called trekking. For the 60% who stayed in
their own homes had to go by strict blackout orders.
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