Transcript Wartime Conditions During World War 2: A Personal Narrative

Wartime Conditions During World
War 2: A Personal Narrative
Presented by Mrs. M.A. Watson
Georgetown District High School Nov 16th/07
Presentation Topics
• Personal Introduction
• Wartime Conditions in
Britain during WW2
• Rationing during the War
• The London Blitz
• War Propaganda
• The Evacuation
• Crossing the Atlantic
• Pier 21 (Halifax, N.S.)
• Life in Canada (Toronto)
• The Return
The Bombing of London, England during WW2
• Questions???
Background Information
Map of the British Isles
Map of Europe
London as it is Today
London Bridge and the River Thames
London During World War 2:
“The Blitz”
The Bombing of London during the Blitz
Britain at War
Wartime Conditions in London
During World War Two
A typical Street in London after the Blitz
The Effects of the Bombing of
London
The Effects of the Bombing of
London
Children Left Homeless after the Bombing of London
Bomb Shelters
The London Subway System being
Used as a Bomb Shelter During
WW2
Bomb Shelters
The London “Tube” Subway System as seen today
Bomb Shelters
Homemade Air Raid Shelter in London
Gas Masks
Gas Masks during WW2
Barrage Balloons
Barrage Balloons over London
Barrage Balloons
Barrage Balloons
Rationing During the War
Basic Items were in Short Supply
Rationing During the War
A Typical example of Rationing
War Propaganda
War Propaganda
War Propaganda
The Evacuation
British School Children told that they are to be
Evacuated from Britian
Leaving from Liverpool
Naval Convoys
Naval Convoy during WW2
Crossing the Atlantic
Map of Shipping Routes in the North Atlantic
During WW2
Crossing the Atlantic
The Battle of the North Atlantic
Pier 21
Pier 21: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Pier 21
The Pier 21 Museum
Arrival at Toronto
Arrival at Toronto Union
Union Station, Toronto
University of Toronto
Hart House
Hart House: The University of Toronto
Hart House
Evacuated Children eating in the
Dining room at Hart House during the war
The War Ends!!!
The War Ends: Return to Britain
WW2 Comes to an End