Describe the effects of the Blitz on every day life in Britain.

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Describe the effects of the Blitz on every day life in Britain

The Blitz had significant impacts on every day lives of Britain in many ways, both directly and indirectly.

Firstly, the Blitz had caused physical damage in the cities of Britain. The air-raid bombings had caused significant damage and destruction on major cities such as London and Bristol, in an attempt to cause high number of death casualties. By early 1941, approximately 1000 people were killed from the air-raid assaults in Bristol alone. Industrial areas were also bombed, such as Coventry, in an attempt to slow down their production of war machinery. This had a great impact on every day lives in Britain, as there were lack of war equipment that was produced, and thus more workers were needed to work in order to fulfill the requirements. Rationing became more serious than before, and more women had to work in factories in order to replace the killed or wounded workers from the air raids in major cities.

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Secondly, the morale and the spirit of the people were affected by the Blitz. The high death casualties and destruction of cities lead to a significant fall in morale of the people in Britain, and it was said that by mid November 1940, almost everyone in London claimed to know someone who had been killed or injured in the city. This caused a drop in morale of people, because the casualties made it seem as if they were losing the war, and that it was beneficial for Britain to surrender. This had lead to an increased pressure on the ...

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