Reactions to the Policy of Evacuating Children During the Second World War On the 31st of August 1939 evacuation was introduced to the British population. Evacuation was a process the government took to protect children and vulnerable groups from getting harmed. The government set up a program where children, pregnant women and the elderly were transported to safer parts of the country. Such as Wales, and the countryside. When evacuation was introduced there were several reactions to take notice of - Host families, the parents of the evacuees and the evacuees. In this essay I am going to analyse the differing reactions of the people who would have been affected by evacuation. The parents of the evacuees were unsure of whether evacuation was the solution for keeping their loved one safe. Some parents sent their children without any enthusiasm and when it became apparent that the war wouldn't lead to the major cities being bombed, parents took their children back from where they had been placed. Although some parents were against evacuation, other parents were keen to send their children away, as it would keep them out of harms way. When their children had been evacuated this gave parents at home (who were at home because they had to look after their children) chance to be involved in the war effort. It was natural for parents to be concerned about their children. They worried about things like "where would they go?" "Would they be safe?" and "When would they see their children again?" Because of these thoughts parents were dubious about sending their children away, but when the bombing on major cities had started the parents were relieved to know that they had made the right decision as to send their children to somewhere safer than where they was now. All the children reacted to evacuation in different ways. Some children had to change their lifestyle dramatically because of the evacuation process. Some children came from large busy cities and weren't used to the country life. Some of the children wet their beds
Evaluation of the Success of the Evacuation of Children from Major British Cities during World War II
With the amount of anti-Semitic activity in Germany, no Jew was safe and Helen realized this quickly. In order to protect her child he had to give her to family to keep her safe. “There we said goodbye as casually as possible and gave these strangers our child.” After this moment, Helen’s fight for survival to see her child once again. Finding a place to hide became very difficult as no one wanted to host a Jewish family due to the fear of the Nazis finding out. “People were understandably nervous and frightened, so the only solution was to find another hiding place.”
You may think that the Constitution is your security - it is nothing but a piece of paper. You may think that the statutes are your security - they are nothing but words in a book. You may think that elaborate mechanism of government is your security - it is nothing at all, unless you have sound and uncorrupted public opinion to give life to your Constitution, to give vitality to your statutes, to make efficient your government machinery. (Brown)
“Visualize Child Protective Services (CPS) walking up to your home to take your children away from you. Now picture this, picture what the children feel like escorted away from their parents left to wonder where they will end up.” Says Larry in the beginning of our interview. “Many children experience these thoughts as they walk out the front door of what they call home.” What can we do to ease the anxiety of these young children taken away from parents? Kinship care is one viable option that can ease the worry for children. However, kinship care is not the only placement for children who are taken away from their homes. Other out-of-home placements include group homes, residential treatments, private child welfare institutions, shelters, and even correctional facilities. “Children need a stable and healthy environment” says Larry the Vietnam Veteran. Kinship care is safe and can help many children by preparing them for a successful future. In this essay, I will have two main sections interviewing a Veteran friend of mine named Larry Pearson, whom served in the Vietnam War. The first section of this essay will be titled “Crabs”, which will discuss how all things came together in Larry’s life just as the critters all came together in the home in Mexico in the book “Tropic of Orange.” Many people made their way to the plot, just as many people were placed in Larry’s life, and this has played a major part in my life as well. The second section will be titled “Orange”. The orange in the book “Tropic of Orange” symbolized magic and dreams, so in this section of my paper I will discuss the great benefits of Larry’s decision to serve in Vietnam War. I will use Larry’s life to explain how I have linked together with variations of people ...
Why the British Government Decided to Evacuate Children from Britain's Major Cities in the Early Years of the Second World War
What were the Japanese internment camps some might ask. The camps were caused by the attack of Pearl Harbor in 1942 by Japan. President Roosevelt signed a form to send all the Japanese into internment camps.(1) All the Japanese living along the coast were moved to other states like California, Idaho, Utah, Arkansas, Colorado, Wyoming and Arizona. The camps were located away from Japan and isolated so if a spy tried to communicate, word wouldn't get out. The camps were unfair to the Japanese but the US were trying to be cautious. Many even more than 66% or 2/3 of the Japanese-Americans sent to the internment camps in April of 1942 were born in the United States and many had never been to Japan. Their only crime was that they had Japanese ancestors and they were suspected of being spies to their homeland of Japan. Japanese-American World War I veterans that served for the United States were also sent to the internment camps.(2)
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children" (Nelson Mandela). If this statement is considered true, then it's fair to say that during times of the Holocaust, the German society was at an all time low. Children during the Holocaust did not have a carefree childhood, like they should have, but instead were placed under strenuous conditions. They had to go through being separated from all family and friends, being chosen the first to go to, and in most cases a permanent loss of family members. The Holocaust was undoubtedly a horrific experience for everyone involved but for children it must have been traumatizing.
The government evacuated children from major cities in Britain to safer areas of the country in response to a new style of warfare that had emerged from World War One, due to the use of aircraft. Aircraft began to target industrial areas in an attempt to damage a country’s economy, and therefore damage their ability on the front line, and morale. However, accuracy was bad and so bombs often landed off target and injured civilians who worked or lived in the industrial areas. The Government decided that the children needed to be protected as they were the next generation and fewer child deaths meant higher morale for the British people. Bombs were less likely to fall on rural areas of Great Britain and so the government decided to evacuate people who could not help the war effort out to houses, and families, in the countryside.
use to the war effort. It would be a huge moral boost if the parents
FYI (This is a biased written paper written if one were to defend Japanese Internment)
During World War 2, many children were moved from areas that were at risk from bombing. The children had to leave their families and go to live with strangers in less dangerous parts of the country.
after the event and there was no reason for the author to be bias. I
Williams, Sandra. “The Impact of the Holocaust on the Survivors and their Children.” at http://www.sandrawilliams.org/HOLOCAUST/holocaust.html, 1993
Lukas, Richard C. Did the Children Cry?: Hitler's War against Jewish and Polish Children, 1939-1945. New York: Hippocrene, 1994.
During the growth of America many Japanese people immigrated to Hawaii and mainland America as did many other immigrants to gain/earn a better life/living. Many of these immigrants helped in wars and worked in factories to help the economy grow and to help America when it is suffering. The United States decided to stay neutral in many wars including World War II. It wasn't until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Japan attacked the United States over economic sanctions and trade embargoes - which hindered trade and natural resources that Japan need from the US. As a result of the attacks on the US, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Order 9066, which gathered all Japanese-American citizens in military