Effect of Blitz on People
During the Blitz many people stayed at home or went to their Anderson
shelters if the homeowners broke any blackout regulations the ARP
wardens had the authority to prosecute. During the Blitz rationing was
introduced (1940), Butter, sugar and bacon were started to be rationed
in 1941. Evacuation started in 1939 where they removed schoolchildren,
mothers, pregnant women, blind/disabled People and teachers to the
countryside where they were thought to be safe from the bombing in the
cities. As men were sent of to fight in the war the Women's Land Army
was started to help farms grow more food and helped on general work.
These were some of the effects on how the Blitz effected People.
One reason the Blitz effected people was because of ARP wardens. ARP
wardens wore black uniforms with white steel helmets; every street had
an appointed ARP warden with the Jobs of checking the houses in their
area. Every house had to have a bucket to put out fires, a safe room
where people could go in case of an air raid. Wardens also had the job
of knowing how many people slept in as house. With the ARP wardens
having so many jobs to ensure peoples safety they were accused of
interfering. This is one reason of how the Blitz effected the every
day person.
Second reason the Blitz effected People was because of Propaganda. The
government used Propaganda to create the image for over-seas and in
England that everything was going Okay and that Morale was kept high
amongst bombsites/ inner cities. Most People believed this but amongst
bombsite there was Hysteria. 'There were more open signs of hysteria
and terror than observed in the previous two months. On Friday evening
(15 November), there were several signs of suppressed panic as
darkness approached'. This is an extract of an official report into
the events after the bombing of Coventry on 14th November 1940 it is
showing that people were surprised by the attack on Coventry and that
they were scared of the same thing happening again.
Some women enlisted in the army to fight on the battlefield. Their reasons varied as some fought for money and
Once people wanted a drink, nothing stopped them. Subsequently, prohibition sparked American ingenuity to step to the forefront. A black market emerged, as brewing beer making wine, and distilling whiskey, became a national past time. Enterprising home brewers could make enough Home brew, Dago Red, Bathtub Gin or Moonshine to quench their thirst and to sell as well. Therefore, stills begin popping up in basements, barns, backrooms, and the deep woods. Both Canada and Mexico were wet, and their border towns offered many opportunities for thirsty Americans to quench their thirst. Ships anchored outside the three-mile limit on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, loaded with alcohol becoming floating bars and nightclubs. Additional ships offered cases of alcohol spirits only to the professional rumrunners. Illegal liquor grew to such an extent that enforcement became virtually impossible.
many men were involved in the war, women finally had their chance to take on many of
produce their products or services much quicker and efficiently, it allowed them to use space
Prohibition began in January 1919 with the 18th constitutional amendment forbidding the sales of alcohol in the United States (Gross). Soon after the passing of the 18th amendment, the Volstead Act was passed which banned manufacturing and transporting of alcohol (Gross). Similar to children who rebel when their parents enforce strict rules, the American people demanded alcohol more than ever before and were willing to go to extreme measures for a drink. Gangsters saw the massive demand for alcohol as an opportunity to become rich. They began to manufacture and distribute alcohol to the people in many creative and illegal ways (“Crime”). “Prohibition gave an air of legitimacy to organized crime and turned many small-time operators into millionaires” (“Crime”). Some people produced their own alcohol in their bathtubs called “bathtub gins” (Amidon Lusted). This homemade alcohol had a terrible taste and was often dangerous to consume (Amidon Lusted); however, the people’s greed for alcohol allowed them to forget the awful taste or the dire consequences. Another illegal way people obtained alcohol was going to secret nightclubs that served alcohol called “speakeasies” (Amidon Lusted). These nightclubs required a password for admission, and the customers had to “speak easy” so that the nightclubs would not be found by law enforcement (Amidon Lusted). The most common form of
the battlefield; however, after the war women resumed their previous roles, as house wives or jobs in domestic service, etc. (BBC UK)
When all the men were across the ocean fighting a war for world peace, the home front soon found itself in a shortage for workers. Before the war, women mostly depended on men for financial support. But with so many gone to battle, women had to go to work to support themselves. With patriotic spirit, women one by one stepped up to do a man's work with little pay, respect or recognition. Labor shortages provided a variety of jobs for women, who became street car conductors, railroad workers, and shipbuilders. Some women took over the farms, monitoring the crops and harvesting and taking care of livestock. Women, who had young children with nobody to help them, did what they could do to help too. They made such things for the soldiers overseas, such as flannel shirts, socks and scarves.
They were the grease in the gears of war, the individuals working behind the scenes so that the men would be prepared, ready to fight with functioning weapons and operational gear. Many women decided not to stay at home and, rather, accompany their husbands or male relatives with the army. They "traveled with the army to sew, nurse, and wash clothes (Volo 170)." Again, the women did the dirty work to ensure the men were always relatively ready for battle.... ... middle of paper ... ...'
...was also about the thrill of outrunning the revenuers. Being a bootlegger and having the fastest car was many peoples claim to fame during this time. Junior Johnson, a moonshiner and NASCAR racer, said, “I think the exposure of you being a good moonshiner and having the fast car of any body . It was sort of a glorified thing.” Having a fast car was the way to get the thrills during the prime time of moonshine. Lastly, just like most things moonshine was a tradition that was passed down from generation to generation. Grandfathers would teach their grandsons how to make the perfect still and how to make the secret family recipe. This aided in the fact that drinking alcohol became an American tradition. It caused the moonshiners to back the American population and supply them with enough moonshine to keep them from being thirsty during the “dry” years of prohibition.
The public demand for alcohol led to a soaring business for bootleggers. When prohibition began, people immediately wanted a way to drink. Therefore, the profitable bootlegging business was born. Before Prohibition gangs existed, but had little influence. Now, they had gained tremendous power almost overnight. Bootlegging was easy; some gangs even paid hundreds of poor immigrants to maintain stills in their apartments. Common citizens, once law abiding, now became criminals by making their own alcohol. However, this forced risks for those who made their own. The less fortunate Americans consumed homemade alcoholic beverages that were sometimes made with wood alcohol. In return, many died due to alcohol poisoning.
The illegal liquor business, caused by Prohibition, was the start of organized crime in the USA. Many politicians and other officials in all positions became corrupt and criminal. This state remained even after the repeal of the liquor law for a long time.
Native Americans were using alcohol long before Europeans colonized America. Alcohol was consumed mainly for spiritual reasons, and their beverages contained only diluted alcohol, as much effort was required to produce it. Native Americans used alcohol to communicate with spiritual forces, and only highly ranked priests had access to it. Distillation, then a European process of making more potent alcoholic beverages, was unknown to them, but when the Europeans started trading with the Native Americans, the newcomers introduced them to methods of making more potent drinks. The sudden abundance of more potent beverages did not permit the natives to regulate their use of alcohol, in contrast to the Europeans, who had thousands of years of experience and had regulated its distribution centuries before. Due to the history of alcohol in the New World, factors such as socioeconomics, culture, and genetics have influenced modern Native Americans to abuse alcohol comparably more than other ethnic groups, and it has had a destructive effect on their society.
Prohibition was called The Noble Experiment. It was first tried in America. Bootleggers and moonshiners was the main source people went to for alcohol. Bill MC coy was a bootlegger people went to him for alcohol he’s well known for selling good liquor. (Hanson 29)
economy going as men fought on the battle front. After every war women were pushed
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