Children In World War Two and Evacuation

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Children In World War Two and Evacuation

• By Jessica

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What was evacuation?

• Evacuation was when a child was sent from the
  city to the countryside and looked after by
  another family.
• When children were evacuated they would take with
  them
• Label
• Gasmask Box
• Gasmask
• Special belongings

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What was it like for people who were evacuated?

• When children were evacuated, for some of them it
  was the best time of their lives but others they
  had a miserable time.
• Some of them would be evacuated with their
  brother or sister, some wouldnt and they were
  often with people they had not even seen before.

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When did the war end?

• The war ended in 1945 on VE day (Victory in
  Europe). Everyone surrendered because the allies
  had more guns and more protection and they were
  winning. People knew that they could not beat
  them when they fought against them.

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Casualties of the war

• In WW1 and WW2 hundreds of thousands of people
  were killed and only a few survived. Today there
  are only a few who are still alive! Half a
  million French people died and about five million
  Jews were also killed. There were also lots of
  people killed from Britain.

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Games Children Played
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Quiz

• What things would children bring with them when
  they were evacuated?
• What did they call it when the war ended?
• Where would they get evacuated to if they lived
  in the city?
• Did children like it when they were evacuated?