What effects did the Second World War have on the lives of ordinary people in Sheffield between 1939-1945?

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What effects did the Second World War have on the lives of ordinary people in Sheffield between 1939-1945?

The Second World War lasted for a dreadful six years. It had a massive effect on ordinary people in Sheffield. These affects were mainly due to the bombing raids. This made people to become homeless, so people may have lived on the streets. There were 40,000 people who were reported homeless, 3,000 houses were damaged and also 3,000 houses, which were demolished. Several other issues affected people in many ways there was home life, personal life, and work life and leisure time. These effects include many things.

Home life had been deeply affected during the war. During the war people had been forced out of their homes due to air-raid attacks. After the bombings the houses were either demolished or damaged.

Rationing was the main area, which affected home life. Rationing and shortages made a huge difference to what people ate, worn and owned and even what they grew in their gardens. Rationing was necessary because the rich could buy the food since they had the money to do so. For families it meant that the amounts