Impact of World War Impact of World War TwoTwo

Objectives:Objectives:To understand the difference between WWI and To understand the difference between WWI and WW2WW2To investigate the impact of WW2 on British To investigate the impact of WW2 on British peoplepeopleTo appreciate the longer term impact of WW2 on To appreciate the longer term impact of WW2 on British peopleBritish people

World War Two 1939-World War Two 1939-4545

Key FactsKey Facts Britain was the only country to fight for the Britain was the only country to fight for the

full six years.full six years. France was defeated in 1940France was defeated in 1940 The USSR entered the war in June 1941The USSR entered the war in June 1941 The USA entered the war in December 1941The USA entered the war in December 1941 These allies were fighting Hitler’s Nazi These allies were fighting Hitler’s Nazi

Germany,Germany,

Mussolini’s Fascist Italy and Hirohito’s militarist Mussolini’s Fascist Italy and Hirohito’s militarist Japan.Japan.

Key EventsKey EventsWW2 was truly a world war unlike WW2 was truly a world war unlike

WWI it was a war of movement with WWI it was a war of movement with fronts in Africa, the Middle East, the fronts in Africa, the Middle East, the Pacific and the Atlantic as well as Pacific and the Atlantic as well as Europe and Russia. Ships and Europe and Russia. Ships and planes played a vital role alongside planes played a vital role alongside tanks, armoured trucks and infantry.tanks, armoured trucks and infantry.

Key events in Europe involving Britain:Key events in Europe involving Britain:Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Battle of the Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Battle of the

Atlantic and D-Day.Atlantic and D-Day.

Total WarTotal War

WW2 has been described as a total WW2 has been described as a total war because everyone was war because everyone was affected by it. Soldiers, sailors, affected by it. Soldiers, sailors, pilots and civilians suffered danger pilots and civilians suffered danger and hardship in the 6 years of and hardship in the 6 years of fighting.fighting.

How did the war impact on the How did the war impact on the lives of civilians?lives of civilians?

Changes affectingeveryone

Impact on |Women’s Lives

Impact on Children’s Lives

World War Two

Complete the following Complete the following diagram using all the available diagram using all the available informationinformation

Changes Changes for allfor all

WomenWomen ChildrenChildren

FearFear

DeathDeath

CasualtiesCasualties

SeparationSeparation

SandbagsSandbags

Gas-masksGas-masks

SirensSirens

BlackoutBlackout

BlitzBlitz

Homes Homes destroyeddestroyed

EvacuationEvacuation

Coping aloneCoping alone

Relying on Relying on female family female family members and members and friendsfriends

Dealing with Dealing with rationing and rationing and shortagesshortages

Conscripted Conscripted into war work- into war work- factory, land factory, land army etc.army etc.

Foreign soldiersForeign soldiers

IndependenceIndependence

Looking after Looking after evacueesevacuees

Exciting and Exciting and frighteningfrightening

Less Less supervisionsupervision

Playing on Playing on bomb sitesbomb sites

Rationing- Rationing- healthier!healthier!

Part-time Part-time schoolingschooling

Absent fathers-Absent fathers-links to links to delinquencydelinquency