A2/ (ii) People have taken a number of steps to protect their lives. In source A2 (i) The painting shows an Andersons shelter. This source is not reliable because this is a artists impression it shows that it was comfortable and nice painting the painting shows a man and a woman relaxing and they’re comfortable. From my own research I know that Anderson’s shelters are cramped and damp. Therefore this picture was probably a propaganda piece because it was trying to encourage to use Andersons shelters.
A2 (ii) People have taken a number of steps to protect the lives. In source A2 (ii) The photograph shows people taking refuge in the London Underground station. This is a reliable source because it is a photograph of people sleeping on the platforms in the underground and also tells me they protecting themselves. From my research I know that the underground was warm and safe place to shelter because it was low under the ground and no bomb can target them. I researched it on the Internet.
2. I think that in source A3, the reason why the King and the Queen are visiting people sheltering in the London underground is because the governments were trying to improve the moral of he daily life people who were suffering from the effects of the Blitz. They Government were trying to keep the people’s hopes up and keep and give them confidence. They were trying to set a good example by being brave and not being scared of the bombs themselves. The Governments wanted to give courage and hope of victory to the people of London.
3. The evidence of source A4 that the bombing of London became heavier. The first evidence is the source was written by a first-hand account of the Blitz who was there at the time of the War. This source is absolutely reliable; it also describes the scenes what was happening at the time. The account describes ‘The scene resembles a massacre with bodies, limbs, blood and flesh mingled with little hats, coats and shoes’ this perfectly gives us a bit clue watt it was like and how devastating it was also a lot of suffering. Another account that the bombing had been heavier from the ARP services are described as ‘magnificent by nine o’clock all the casualties were out.’ This shows that they were very well prepared for a disaster like this, probably because they were used to it now.
4. Source A5 (i) (ii) (iii) show how people were unprepared for the Blitz in a great number of ways. For example 60% of people sheltered in their homes which was not always sheltered from the enemy action nor safe. In November 1939 only 27% of Londoners had an Andersons shelter to shelter themselves, there was an air raid so for the majority of Londoners there was no guarantee of safety an air raid also 9% of Londoners had access to the pubic shelters provide by the Government to keep the moral. These people were unprepared because they weren’t aware that they were not safe as they did not realize how serious the war was. This is backed up by source AS2 which is a quote from a Londoner saying ‘we are all so well protected here. However this source is not strong enough AS3 shows that 13,596 people died from enemy action in 1940 in London all of total in the whole of Britain of 23,767. This source is useful because it shows us there was a phoney war in 1939 but the people died in high numbers In 1940 because they weren’t ready and that they didn’t have a shelter. These statistics shows us that the people of London were unprepared because a majority of Britain’s bombings took place in London although London did not have a majority of the country’s population
5. Source A1 shows us London has suffered during the Blitz in a great number of ways. For example a lot of houses in Stepney has been bombed also a lot of innocent civilians have died most of the civilians that have suffered badly.
Source A2 (i) shows us there were also Anderson’s shelter which was not comfortable for civilians who were protecting themselves from getting bombed the shelters were described as damped, too cramped also no ventilation this was another problem for civilians which they also suffered from this problem.
Source A (ii) tells there were also people sheltering underground although it was warm safe it was hard for people to get a good sleep be cause of the bombings they also suffered from this problem, each time there was an air raid they had to shelter themselves as quickly as possible.
Source A3 tells us London suffered so much that the King and the queen had to come visit the people underground to keep the moral of people because they were scared what would happened to them.
Source A5 tells us a first hand account which means at the time of action this person describes us a bit about what had happened to innocent people and a lot of them dead with no hope. The person says ‘The bomb had burst in the middle of the shelterers, mostly women and small children’. Also ‘The scene resembled a massacre with bodies’ limbs blood and fleshed mingled with little hats coats and shoes’. And ‘The people were literally blown to pieces.
This gives us an idea how much of the people suffered really badly and gives us an account what the pain was like for them.
