Explain the differing reactions of people in Britain to the policy of evacuating children during the Second World War.
Britain in the Second World War: Evacuation.
Explain the differing reactions of people in Britain to the policy of evacuating children during the Second World War.
At the start of 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. Children had labels attached to them, as though they were parcels. They often felt scared about being away from their families. In this essay I'm going to explain the differing reactions of the citizens in Britain to the policy of evacuation in World War 2, from the children's/ evacuee's point of view, the parents and the Governments point of view.
Children being evacuated in WW2 were very affected by the policy; they were being forced to leave their homes and most of the time their families behind in high/medium risk area's of air raids. Children being evacuated were normally from poor backgrounds meaning they didn't have particularly good manners meaning evacuation was that much harder. The children would pack as little as they could, basic essentials eg: Toothbrush, clothes etc. Many of these children had never left city before, and all these feelings and experiences were new to them. On the one hand they were excited as it was a new opportunity for them and like a holiday, but then also they felt scared and nervous as they were leaving their parents and families behind and would be meeting new people. Once they reached the low risk area's normally country sides and coasts, they were often separated from their siblings. An example of this is Rose Moore aged 10 at the time, she said: " I was separated from my little brother Roger during the selection process taken place in the town hall, they put us in lines and people would just choose us from how we looked, my little brother was chosen before me and no matter how much I pleaded the same family didn't take me ".
Explain the differing reactions of people in Britain to the policy of evacuating children during the Second World War.
At the start of 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. Children had labels attached to them, as though they were parcels. They often felt scared about being away from their families. In this essay I'm going to explain the differing reactions of the citizens in Britain to the policy of evacuation in World War 2, from the children's/ evacuee's point of view, the parents and the Governments point of view.
Children being evacuated in WW2 were very affected by the policy; they were being forced to leave their homes and most of the time their families behind in high/medium risk area's of air raids. Children being evacuated were normally from poor backgrounds meaning they didn't have particularly good manners meaning evacuation was that much harder. The children would pack as little as they could, basic essentials eg: Toothbrush, clothes etc. Many of these children had never left city before, and all these feelings and experiences were new to them. On the one hand they were excited as it was a new opportunity for them and like a holiday, but then also they felt scared and nervous as they were leaving their parents and families behind and would be meeting new people. Once they reached the low risk area's normally country sides and coasts, they were often separated from their siblings. An example of this is Rose Moore aged 10 at the time, she said: " I was separated from my little brother Roger during the selection process taken place in the town hall, they put us in lines and people would just choose us from how we looked, my little brother was chosen before me and no matter how much I pleaded the same family didn't take me ".
