World War II in Britain NAME : ............................................
Evacuation. [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/evacuation/
1. Who did the government decide to evacuate from the cities ? .........................................................
Where did the government decide to send them ? ..........................................................
2. When did the plan start ? ....................................................................
3. How many were evacuated ? .....................................
What did the majority of them do a few weeks later ? .............................................................................
Listen : audio document with transcript. In 1940, Princess Elizabeth, aged 14, speaks to the young evacuees.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/history/worldwar2audioclipslibrary_clip06.shtml
Winston Churchill. [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/timeline/
4. Scroll along the timeline and find the date when Winston Churchill became Prime Minister : .............................
[ Click on Winston Churchill's photograph in the timeline :
5. Copy out the quotation (citation) from the speech he made in the Houses of Parliament on May 13th 1940 :
"I would say to the House, .............................................................................................
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6. Translate this quotation into French :
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Rationing. [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/food_and_shopping/
[ Click on "Rationing" :
7. When did rationing start ? .....................
8. When people went shopping, they needed money + a special book called a "................. book".
9. Click on "What could people buy ? " and make a list of the foods that were rationed :
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10. Find 5 other products that were rationed : .....................................................................................
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Relaxing. [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/growing_up_in_wartime/
[ Click on "Family entertainment" :
11. Tick what people could do in their free time : £ phone their friends £ drive to the country
£ go to the cinema £ surf the net £ watch T.V. £ listen to the radio £ go to a discotheque
£ play records on a gramophone £ listen to comedy shows on the radio
Air raids. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/war/blitz.htm
12. What was the Blitz ?
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13. What does the word "Blitz" come from and what does it mean ? ...................................................................
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14. When did it start ? ...................................................... When did it finish ? ..............................................
15. What proportion of London was destroyed ? .........................................................
16. How many civilians were killed during the Blitz ? .............................................
The British Royal Family during the war. [ http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/war/royalfamily.htm
17. King George VI was on the British throne. He was the present Queen's £ uncle. £ father. £ cousin.
18. During the war, £ all the Royal Family stayed in Buckingham Palace in London.
£ all the Royal Family lived in a secret place in London.
£ the King and Queen stayed in London but their 2 daughters lived in a less dangerous place.
19. During the war, £ Buckingham Palace was not bombed.
£ Buckingham Palace was bombed several times.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/air_raids/
[ Click on "Where did people shelter ?" :
20. What is an air raid shelter ? (definition in English)
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21. Name 2 public places where people in London could shelter during the raids :
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[ Click on "A shelter at home" :
22. People could have a private shelter at home. There were 2 types :
Å name : ..........................................................
Å place : .....................................
name : ................................................................................È
place : ............................................ Æ
Blackout time.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/wartime_homes/
[ Click on "Blackout time" :
23. In the 1940s, electric light £ was very rare in private homes.
£ was very common in private homes.
24. When enemy planes flew over cities, people had to : £ switch off all the lights in their homes.
£ cover the windows so the planes couldn't see the lights.
25. There was someone in the streets to : £ check if the people respected the rule.
£ switch off the street lights. |
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