Second reason the Blitz effected People was because of Propaganda. The government used Propaganda to create the image for over-seas and in England that everything was going Okay and that Morale was kept high amongst bombsites/ inner cities. Most People believed this but amongst bombsite there was Hysteria. ‘There were more open signs of hysteria and terror than observed in the previous two months. On Friday evening (15 November), there were several signs of suppressed panic as darkness approached’. This is an extract of an official report into the events after the bombing of Coventry on 14th November 1940 it is showing that people were surprised by the attack on Coventry and that they were scared of the same thing happening again. It also shows that with every bombsite there was terror of people looting and they general hysteria that follows after an area had been destroyed. This shows that Propaganda was used to keep spirits high but also that it was a cover-up story for the Nazi army that Britain is hard as old boots. This is the second reason of how the Blitz effected People.
The Third reason the Blitz effected People was because of Evacuation. Evacuation was introduced in 1939. 1,500,000 people were evacuated from 1st to the 4th of September. Britain had been divided into three regions, Evacuation areas, Neutral areas and Reception areas. Children were evacuated with their School Groups and Teachers. All evacuees were allowed to take one suitcase and they had labels around their neck just in case they got lost. 48% of schoolchildren left evacuation areas. Host Families had the choice of the evacuees they wanted which caused major problems, as many children didn’t not receive a host family. This is the Third reason how the Blitz effected People.
The Fourth reason of how the Blitz effected People was with rationing. Rationing was introduced during the Phoney War (January 1940) and it protracted throughout the whole of the war. Firstly only a few foods were rationed but soon after clothing, soap and furniture. Bread was rationed at the end of the war. It was believed ‘Bread would have been too much of a blow to people’s morale while he fighting was still going on’.
Britain had started Rationing was to make sure that they had an adequate food supply. Rationing was also another part of Propaganda as with everyone having the same amount of food it treated everyone equally also rationing was also meant to ensure that people were healthy. This is the fourth reason on how the Blitz effected the People.
The Final reason on how the Blitz effected people were with the Women’s Land Army. The women’s land army was started in 1939 more than 75,000 women volunteered for work. The Farming industry needed to produce as much food as possible to stop starvation as 55% of all British food was imported. In 1941 women were forced to register for work. By 1943 some 17 million women aged between 14 and 64 were in the forces or essential war work. It is shown that women can produce (in a munition factory) 120 pieces of equipment a day whereas her male college can produce 100. This is the final reason on how the Blitz effect women by making them go to work in munitions factory or for the Women’s Land Army.
43,000 civilians were killed by 1941with over 200 tonnes of bombs dropped every hour. But The Blitz effected people in many different ways. Some people were evacuated to the countryside where they were surprised by their way of living compared to them; women were conscripted into doing manual work in ammunition factories or in the Women’s Land Army. ARP wardens played a major part in how the Blitz effected people by the way they made sure people were safe at night even though they were accused of interfering. This is how the Blitz effected People.