Transcript world war 2 97-2003

British High Command
German high command
Rationing
The Blackout
Evacuation
VE and VJ day
Quiz about ww2
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1874 - 1965
First Lord of the Admiralty in Chamberlain's
government then Prime Minister and Minister
of Defence from May 1940. Probably the
greatest British hero of this century. His
defiance of Nazi Germany, spirit and his superb
leadership and oratory skills were a positive
inspiration to British and Allied morale.
1869 - 1940
Prime Minister from May1937 until May 1940.
During his time as Prime Minister he had
followed a policy of appeasement of the Nazis
in an attempt to avert war. By May 1940 he
had lost the confidence of the British people
and Parliament and surrendered the
leadership to Churchill. He remained a
member of the Cabinet, but died in November
1940.
1883 - 1967
Deputy Prime Minister in Churchill's coalition
government. He became Prime minister
following the defeat of Churchill's Conservative
Party in the general election of July 1945.
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1889-1945
Dictator of Nazi Germany, Supreme
Commander and Commander-in-Chief of
German armed forces. His refusal to heed the
advice of his Generals was a large factor in the
demise of German military fortunes. He
committed suicide in his Berlin bunker in April
1945.
1893-1946
Chief of the Luftwaffe and one of the most
powerful men in Germany. Vain, greedy and
incompetent at his appointed task, he spent
most of the war enriching his personal wealth.
Sentenced to death after the Nuremburg Trials,
he committed suicide before he could be
hanged.
1897-1945
Minister for Propaganda, he had total control
of the German press and radio. He was
doggedly loyal to his Fuhrer, and was once
named by Hitler as his possible successor.
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Before the Second World War
started Britain imported about
55 million tons of food a year
from other countries. After
war was declared in
September 1939, the British
government had to cut down
on the amount of food it
brought in from abroad as
German submarines started
bombing British supply ships.
There was a worry that this
would lead to shortages of
food supplies in the shops so
the British government
decided to introduce a system
of rationing.
meat (Mar
1940)
fish
jam (Mar
biscuits (
1941)
Aug 1942),
tea (Jul
breakfast
1940)
cereals,
cheese (May eggs (June
milk,
1941)
1941)
tinned
peas (Feb. dried fruit
tomatoes (Feb.
1942)
Jan 1942
1942)
rice (Jan 1942) canned cooking fat
fruit,
(Jul 1940)
It wasn’t just food that was
rationed clothes were too.
Clothes rationing began on
june 1st 1941, two years after
food rationing started. Clothes
rationing ended on 15th march
1949. there was a shortage of
clothes materials to make
clothes. People had clothes
tokens that they could buy
with!
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On the 1st September 1939, two days before
the outbreak of war, Britain was blacked out.
Under blackout rules, everyone had to cover
up their windows at night with black material.
This was to make it difficult for German
bombers to find their target in the dark.
Street lights were switched off or dimmed and
shielded to deflect their light downward.
Traffic lights and vehicle headlights were fitted
with slotted covers to deflect their beam down
to the floor
Thousands of people died in road accidents.
The number of road accidents increased
because of the lack of street lighting and the
dimmed traffic lights. To help prevent
accidents white stripes were painted on the
roads and on lamp-posts. People were
encouraged to walk facing the traffic and men
were advised to leave their shirt-tails hanging
out so that they could be seen by cars with
dimmed headlights.
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Evacuation means leaving a place. During the
Second World War, many children living in big
cities and towns were moved temporarily from
their homes to places considered safer, usually
out in the countryside.
The first official evacuations began on
September 1st 1939, two days before the
declaration of war.
A second evacuation effort was started after
the Germans had taken over most of France.
From June 13 to June 18, 1940, around
100,000 children were evacuated (in many
cases re-evacuated).
When the Blitz began on 7 September 1940,
children who had returned home or had not
been evacuated were evacuated. London's
population was reduced by a little less than
25%.
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VE Day – Victory in Europe celebrates the end
of the Second World War on 8 May 1945.
8 May 1945 - Winston Churchill announced VE
Day - Victory in Europe. This day marks the end
of WW2 in Europe.
Street parties were held all over Britain to
celebrate the end of the war
But even though the war was over japan did
not stop bombing over countries.
Japan, did not surrender at the same time as
Germany. It was able to hold out for another
few months. Atomic bombs were dropped on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9
respectively. After that the Imperial
government sought the Emperor's personal
authority to surrender which he granted. He
made a personal radio address announcing the
decision.
15 August 1945 - Japan surrenders to the Allies
V-J Day (Victory in Japan)
2 September 1945 - Having agreed in principle
to unconditional surrender on 15 August 1945,
Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II
throughout the rest of the world.
The surrender was signed on 2 Sept. 1945
aboard the battleship U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo
Bay.
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