Britain and the Second World War
Monday 8th July 2002 Kayleigh Myles 10L9 G.C.S.E. Coursework: Britain and the Second World War -EVACUATION Question 2 I think source G is not really a piece of reliable evidence for some various reasons but I believe that it could be. The author, Nina Bowden has wrote a novel containing this extract about how she thinks evacuee's led their lives living with a foster family. I can not prove that the source is reliable because the author has wrote a novel for children but also this is a secondary source as it was written in 1973. Because the novel is a fiction book, I think that the author may have included some fictional devices to boost the novel up to make it more interesting by exaggeration and bias. Although the author wrote the novel 28 years after the Second World War, the extract could still be reliable but this would depend on whether she was there during the time of the war or not and whether she had had experience as an evacuee or maybe a teacher or mother of evacuee's and with this in mind is why I would think that the extract would possibly be reliable but is not proven. Even if the author was not there at the time, I am almost certain that Nina Bowden would have spent a lot of time doing forms of research and interviewing people to form ideas of what some foster parents may have thought when looking after the evacuee's and maybe with this evidence she
Liverpool in the Second World War.
Liverpool in the Second World War In thus essay I will explain the way people organised, modified and managed in the war years of 1939 to 1945. The battle affected all of Merseyside. It was a time of friendship and community spirit but also of sadness and devastation. The Port of Liverpool played an important role in the Second World War, staying open to provide a very important supply route for the UK's continual survival. It was a clear aim for German bombers. As a result more than 4000 people died, 10,000 homes were smashed and 70,000 people made homeless during air raids which peaked with the May blitz of 1941. In the late 1930s, war with Germany became more and more likely. Liverpool was such an important port that its people knew that they would be targeted. They arranged to protect against bombs and gas and to evacuate their children. Many dread that in the coming war poison gas would be used against citizens. Britain, similar to Germany and France, used gas as a weapon during the First World War. The Italians used it against Ethiopians in 1936. There were two major types of poison gas: phosgene attacked the lungs and mustard gas attacked the skin. In 1938 the government distributed gas mask and told people how to make their homes gas tight by taping up the windows. Particular masks for young children and babies were issued in 1939. Every person had to carry his or
Evacuation, Second World War Coursework.
Evacuation, Second World War Coursework. 2002-12-08 By Rosie Wild, 11K Evacuation is defined in Collins dictionary as being 'a movement from a dangerous area, especially in time of war'. Surely this is a good solution to the enemies' bombing. It was a fast and effective process, 1st September 1939 saw 1.5million people moving to safer areas. As successful as this sounds many began to filter home within weeks. Homesickness drove some, hard labour enforced by the foster parents drove others, but mothers fetched the majority home by Christmas as no bombing had occurred. In my coursework I will combine sources and my background information and research to write an essay on the successes and failures of evacuation. Source A is a photo of a group of young children heading towards a station in London, ready to be evacuated to new homes. They have happy expressions on their faces and some are waving at the camera. This shows a good point of evacuation. We do not know who took the picture, but I can predict that it was taken as a part of the government's propaganda to persuade people into letting go of their children to others who live in safer areas. The government viewed evacuation as a saviour for children in dangerous areas, and would do anything to encourage this movement, such as taking this photo of happy children to promote the idea of it being a positive experience. This
The Second World War 1939-45.
S.E.G. Coursework Tasks History: Syllabus B Assessment Objective 2: Analysing and Explaining the Past C.S.U. 4: The Second World War 1939-45 On the morning of December the 7th, 1941, Japan carried out a surprise attack on a U.S. naval base, Pearl Harbour, which would change the outcome of the war and the course of history forever. The first of these problems began to appear during the mid 1920s when many of the countries that had been hit-hard economically by the First World War such as Britain, France and the U.S.S.R. were beginning to recover. This spelt bad news for Japan as its apparent monopoly on trade would now have competition from these other countries as they focused on trading instead of military production. This competition for trading resources was made worse by the lack of natural resources available in Japan. The dependence on imports of raw materials such as coal and iron would mean that the Japanese economy could collapse if it were unable to find a country to trade with, who would have a need for their goods. This happened in 1929 when world trade went into a long-lasting depression as a result of the Wall Street stock market crash. The consequences of this were not good for Japan who relied so heavily upon trade as a means of gaining vital raw materials. With the recession, Japan's exports of silk become particularly hard-hit with prices falling
Australia's involvement in the Second World War
O n September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland and two days later British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, declared war on Germany. The Australian Prime Minister, Robert Menzies loyal to the Empire, declared Australia's involvement in the Second World War. This political move was a continuation of Australia's compliance to British Foreign Policy. The general feeling about the war amongst most Australians did not contain the same enthusiasm nor excitement as the feelings towards to declaration of World War One. However despite the general support for Menzies' decision, no Australian would have been able to predict the type, force and extent of the impact the Second World War would have upon Australia. The World War Two significantly altered the social, political and economic factors that made Australia the nation it was - nevertheless this impact created the changes that helped Australia to become the nation it is today. Due to Australia's involvement in the Second World War, aspects of Australia's foreign policy were impacted to a large extent. As evident in Australia's involvement in the Boer War, First World War and the Second World War, Australia's foreign policy perpetually complied with the British foreign policy. When the war broke out, under Menzies leadership, Australia still considered itself very much part of the empire. With Australia's supporting Britain on
The causes of the second world war
The causes of the Second World War The Second World War began when Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, which resulted in declarations of war on Nazi Germany by Britain. However, this was not the reason for the outbreak of war - Over the years, there have been many discussions amongst historians and observes as to what factors had been built-up until the invasion of Poland, so that this led to the outbreak of the Second World War. In this essay, I plan to look at and analyze the causes of the Second World War, and come to the decision of which of these were the most important in building up the tensions that ultimately led to World War II. Following the armistice of 1918, after WWI, the victorious Allied forces created a peace settlement, the Treaty of Versailles, which was designed to prevent the reemergence of a warring Germany. The Treaty required that Germany accepted responsibility for war and disarmed, that Germany made substantial territorial concessions and that she paid reparations the countries that had formed the Entente powers. By doing so, Germany was isolated, restricted from opportunities of re-integration and, above all, humiliated by the victorious powers. This 'damaged' Germany's national pride and led to the build-up of a desire for revenge over the powers responsible for the Treaty of Versailles. Historians such as Henry Kissinger called the treaty
History essay - The second world war.
History Essay By Edward Smirnov The second World War (3rd September 1939- 9th of May 1945) was the most horrendous, destructive and devastating war in the world's history which had cost millions of people including civilians their lives and homes. The war which the vast majority of historians claim was started and unleashed by the Axis and Germany under the control of her Chancellor Adolf Hitler, left Europe in great grief and ruins, not to mention the for ever memories of this dark period in history. Hitler was very wise in his planning, became der führer (leader) of Germany (1934) legally, signed treaties which made it look as though he only wanted to take back what was taken away from Germany under the Treaty of Versailles and war is something he was avoiding. All of this makes it seem as though at the time it was quite impossible to know Hitler's intentions and stop to stop him and the terrible war. Yet Winston Churchill, a man who to some people today was the greatest Prime Minister Britain has ever had said "There was never a war more easy to stop than that which has just wrecked what was left of the world from the previous struggle." (Winston Churchill 1948). Is he wrong in saying so, waving his fists after the fight? Or is it true that Hitler and the war could and should have been stopped "easily"? In order for me to argue, discus and assess Winston Churchill's
Britain and the second world war.
Britain and the second world war 1. During the second world war, Germany and Britain were at war. Due to Britain's geographic location the two engaged themselves in an aerial battle. Bombing raids on towns and cities were rife. Having anticipated this, the British government decided to evacuate children, mothers, pregnant women and the disabled to safer areas of the country. Source B is a photograph taken in September 1939 of both children and teachers making their way to a station in London, the people in the photograph all seem to be waving. This is a reliable source because an original piece of evidence as it is a primary source, which has been taken from the time. Another point in favour of the photograph is that it is difficult to change a photograph, so we can study the picture without the fear of bias or prejudice. Another point of a photograph's reliability is the fact that it does not change with time; the photograph is the same now as it was when it was taken: it can help us see what was and wasn't without exaggeration. Additionally a photograph is visual. We do not have to envisage the era by looking at accounts of people (which may prove difficult as different people can interpret the same thing in a different way). Though advantages may be many, there are also many drawbacks of a photograph. We must think of the objective
The causes of the second world war.
???????????????????????????????????????? After defeating Germany in World War I, the victorious parties found it difficult to agree on the price Germany should pay in war reparations. Leaders from the United States, Great Britain, and France met at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and drafted the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty mandated a number of restrictive and compensatory measures for Germany, including massive demilitarization and financial reparations. Representatives at the conference included 'the big three', British Prime Minister Lloyd George, French Premier Georges Clemenceau, and US President Woodrow Wilson. There were three options that the treaty could impose on Germany, the first was to make Germany pay all reparations and large sums of debts immediately. The second was to allow Germany a little time to recover and then demand the debts (a lesser amount than the first option but a large sum nonetheless). And the third was to actually help Germany to rebuild itself after its' massive loss and then ask for a smaller debt sum. After various negotiations that took over three months to conclude, the first option was chosen. The Treaty held Germany solely responsible for World War I, and accordingly imposed harsh conditions on Germany. Germany was asked to pay £ 6.6 million in war reparations, Whilst other terms ordered her to: . Disarm. The German army was
The Causes of The Second World War.
The Causes of The Second World War. There were many reasons for the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, some were more important than others. All the countries that had won the First World War signed the treaty of Versailles in 1919. These countries were called The Allies. The treaty was supposed to stop any further war. It said that all big empires like Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey had to be split up. This was so that they would not be as powerful; making it harder for them to fight another war. But the Germans hated the Treaty of Versailles because the other main point was to punish Germany. The treaty said that Germany had started the war and therefore, must pay a massive sum of money, (in 1920 the figure was set at £6,600 million.) This money was called "reparations" and most of it was for damage in France. Germany did not like this because they also had their own damage to pay for. Germany also had to drastically cut the size of its' army. They were not allowed any tanks, submarines or warplanes. Germany hated this because they had always had a large army and now they were not as powerful. They had to give up land and colonies and were told they could never unite with Austria. Uniting with Austria would make them more powerful. The League of Nations was set up in 1920 by Woodrow Wilson, (the president of The U.S.) Over 50
