Describe the effects of the Blitz on everyday life in Britain
The blitz had an unambiguous effect on the everyday life of the British public.
The most obvious effects of the bombings were the physical effects. In the first night alone 430 members of the British public were killed and a further 1600 severely injured. In that one night the Germans caused over 1000 fires, and bombed two major power stations, and many factories in London. A total of 30,000 people died as a result of the blitz, and a further 1.4 million people were made homeless. On an average there was 250 tonnes of bombs dropped per air raid. The Germans at first mainly focused on bombing London, but they soon went on to bomb industrial cities, such as Coventry, Canterbury, Birmingham, Bristol, Southampton, Manchester and Sheffield. Although there bombs were aimed to put factories out of production, many missed because of a lack of accuracy allowing for factories to continue production within two and three days of being hit. The blitz devastated Britain, as many bombs hit water mains causing the fire brigade being unable to use water to put many fires that had been caused by bombs out. Also as a result of water mains being hit, many people had to cope without water in their houses, and therefore were unable to have showers, flush the toilet and even have a drink of water.
