Life During The Blitz.
Life During The Blitz The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against London and other British cities during World War II, from September 1940 to mid-1941, in which over 43,000 British citizens lost their lives. The Blitz was named after the German blitzkrieg strategy of mobile offensive warfare, though it was not a specific example of this. Since the end of World War II the Blitz has been celebrated in popular British culture as an example of the courage and resilience of the British people, and of Londoners in particular, during a crucial period when the British Isles stood alone against the might of the German armed forces, the Wehrmacht. The following is an extract taken from a speech made by Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill in the June of 1940. "We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, We shall fight growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." Source four is a report made by the Women's Institute and it says that the children they come into contact with were so unclean the school had to be fumigated and are descried as "verminous". It also
Explain the differing reactions of people in Britain to the policy of evacuating children during the Second World War?
Explain the differing reactions of people in Britain to the policy of evacuating children during the Second World War? Many people had differing reactions towards evacuation, as this was a new scheme that had been brought in by the British Government before war had been declared against Germany. As the idea of evacuation was not feasible, the government decided only to evacuate the poorer families living in areas most likely to have been bombed and would not have been able to afford evacuation of their own accord. Those of middle to upper class were able to arrange evacuation privately through relatives or friends who lived in the countryside. It was also voluntary, so children and mothers did not have to be separated from families if they did not wish to be. But one third of mothers with children under five along with 65% of parents of school children registered to the scheme. Children that had been evacuated had mixed reactions towards this scheme. Some had never been away from home before so it was quite daunting, as many were very young and they were just sent on a train to an unknown destination. Others found the experience quite exciting and thought of it like an adventure as it was a new place to go. Those who had been to boarding school didn't really have very many problems with staying away from home. Most of the evacuation was set up amongst schools, so classes or
Was Evacuation a success?
EVACUATION Q1) Source B is a black and white photograph taken in September 1939. The source being a photograph has many uses; it provides one with a virtual image of the happenings. It provides a lot of information as it allows historians to see what actually happened. Source B shows evacuees going to a train station in London ready with their belongings to be evacuated to the countryside. The photograph is very useful as it shows that evacuation was a great success. It shows that the evacuees are happy with being evacuated, and this can clearly be seen in the source as the mass number of evacuees are scurrying towards the train station and are smiling and waving at the camera. This shows that the evacuees were happy with being evacuated and it also shows that a great deal of evacuees were evacuated and they were happy with the idea. Furthermore, it can also be seen in Source B that the evacuees were very well supervised as they were being evacuated. All this shows that from Source B it can be clearly seen that evacuation was a great success. Apart from this I can also say that evacuation was a great success based on my own knowledge. I believe that evacuation wad a great success because it saved a lot of lives. It saved lives of the evacuees because they were away from being targeted by Nazi's as civilians. In addition to this it improved morale of the workers as they knew
The Struggle for the emancipation Of women-explain how and why The methods of the suffragettes changed Between 1903 and 1915
The Struggle for the emancipation Of women-explain how and why The methods of the suffragettes changed Between 1903 and 1915 From 1903 through to 1915, the methods that the suffragettes used to gain the right to vote dramatically changed. In my essay I will explain how and more importantly why the suffragettes went through several methods to get themselves noticed by the male government. It was in 1903 when the suffragettes started to try and gain enough publicity so that they were recognised. This tactic mainly consisted of ineffectual activities like producing and then distributing leaflets. Most people would just discard or throw these away. The newly founded WSPU, (which was formed by Emily Pankhust) would also make pointless petitions and organise moves to London. Both of these activities failed to make any front pages of any newspapers. As well as that, the women of the WSPU would also attend and organise small meetings. The suffragettes thought they had struck gold when their leader, Emily Pankhurst had agreed a verbal deal with the leader of the Liberals, David Lloyd George. He had promised to give women the vote if the women would help promote the Liberals. Unfortunately, this deal was not written down and when the Liberals came to power; David Lloyd George did not keep his word. By 1906, it was clear to see that this method of gaining publicity was not working
Explain why women failed to get the right to vote between 1900 and 1914.
Explain why women failed to get the right to vote between 1900 and 1914. Woman suffrage is the right of women to vote. Today, every woman in nearly all countries has the same voting rights as men. But they did not begin to gain such rights until the early 1900's, and they had to overcome strong opposition to get them. In the 1900's, women were viewed as irrational, less intelligent compared to men, and incapable in making reasonable decisions. Women failed to get the vote for many different reasons. Before the First World War women were fighting for rights to vote this was escalating out of control, they went to drastic measures to try and get their vote. There were two types of women activist groups, the suffragists and the suffragettes. The suffragist tried a peaceful, law-abiding campaign with leaflets, speeches, marches and tried to win MP's support. The Suffragists peaceful activities did not attract much publicity or interest for their struggle as pamphlets and petitions do not make exciting news. This is probably a reason why they were unsuccessful. So a new group the suffragettes came about. Unlike the suffragists the suffragettes were extremists. The suffragette's increasingly violent and militant activities disgusted and appalled many people. They caused the government at that time to believe women were not responsible or intelligent enough to be able to make
To what extent did the activities of the women’s suffrage movements influence the decision to grant the vote to women in 1918?
Craig Bryson Ink Exercise - Women's Rights To what extent did the activities of the women's suffrage movements influence the decision to grant the vote to women in 1918? It was written in a book that " women are three fifths of a man", this quote comes from the bible, the book a whole religion is based upon. But are women equal to men? In the mid 18th century equality of men and women was unheard of, the position of women was extremely different of that today. Women of the time were second-class citizens. However the struggle for women's rights has an extensive history. Mary Wollstonecraft wrote the first published work on the topic in 1792. In her book entitled, 'Vindication of the rights of women', she noticeably challenged a society dominated by men, she argued that if a woman were capable of 'the gift of reason', they ought to be treated in the same way as men. Such extreme thoughts did little to progress the status of women at the time. However this book set the way for 'The Feminist Movements' who crusaded for an expansion in their rights in society and the law. 19th century feminists had many aims: they desired to be able to train for employment to allow them to receive work beyond the home, they sought after equal educational prospects with men, the wanted identical rights in the law, and finally they wanted the right to vote. Receiving the vote would mean that
Why did a campaign for Women’s suffrage develop in the years after 1870?
Why did a campaign for Women's suffrage develop in the years after 1870? In the second half of the 19th Century the rights of women began to develop towards greater equality with men. In the years after 1870 many factors began to contribute to a change. Woman began to rebel against the unfair situation they were in and slowly began to see a result. At the start of the Victorian age the position of women was even more clearly divided from the position of men than between the rich and poor. The strong division between men and women of the upper and middle classes kept women at home and men at work. Women would show the status of her household by remaining idle at all times. Ladies from respectable backgrounds were not expected to have careers or to work. Even the household chores or looking after of the children would be carried out by a servant. Having a female member of your family work would bring shame upon the husband. It would be assumed that the husband or father could not afford to support them on his own wages. Therefore, women were encouraged to remain idle and to leave household chores to domestic servants. This was true from the nobility of the country to the houses of the middle classes. Women were not even encouraged to take exercise except riding and dancing. The working class women however, had live a lot harder. Often the men's wages alone could not support
History Coursework Question 3
History Coursework Question 3 Women had not gained the vote by the outbreak of the First World War for a number of reasons. Source D says that women did not get the vote because - despite 'a very large section of the public ...in favour of women's suffrage' - and the constant requests for it, the government didn't grant it to them. So, I can infer that Emmeline Pankhurst was effectively blaming the chauvinistic, Liberal government for denying them the right to vote. Source E says that women were denied suffrage because; 'In giving women the right to vote we will ultimately put the control of the government...into female hands', I assume that this opinion was adopted by the most powerful M.P.s, despite the majority of people, - MPs and non-MPs - by 1908, in favour of the vote. So, by the actions of the author of Source E; voting against women's suffrage, I infer that the reason women had not gained the right to vote was that prejudiced M.P.s, like the politician who gave the speech, hold the opinion stated and vote against franchise for women. The suffragette activities, had left the majority of people bitter, and (pre-1907) most of the politicians and M.P.s felt very reluctant in giving the women's suffrage campaign the vote, that in many cases their effort was halted by 'loopholes' and 'mistakes'. In some cases private member's bills, that were annually brought to the
The battle of the Somme began in the summer of 1916 - source related study.
The battle of the Somme began in the summer of 1916. The British saw their opportunity to look good and be the saviour of the moment. However, this did not occur. A four hundred and fifty mile trench network, stretching from the Swiss border up and into Belgium, was opened up and the battle had truly started. The battle soon deteriorated into trench warfare causing no progress to either side. The Generals decided to forge an all-out offensive on the weaker points of the German lines and started a forty-eight hour bombardment on these points. However, due to poor weather, the forty-eight hour period was stretched to seven days of heavy shelling. The idea was to wipe out the German barbed wire and the majority of men. The Germans overheard a radio conversation and discovered the British plan. They dug deep trenches and practiced on setting up their machine guns quickly. They were ready for anything the British and French could throw at them. In truth, a third of the shells failed to explode and the few that did, hit æno manÆs landÆ or the unused trenches. After seven days of complete bombardment, the majority of the six foot high barbed wire was still standing and in good condition. The British generals, who believed that blood was the price of victory, were preparing for the final assault, the æbig pushÆ. At 7:22 am, the biggest man-made explosion was set off underneath
How was British society changed 1906 - 1918
I will be talking about How British Society Changed in the time period of 1906 to 1918. I will include the many events that took place in the above time period as well as the major changes that took place. Britain was a land of empire and wealth, of hope and glory. It was also a country of poverty, ill health and misery. Britain had no democracy and needed changes, changes that would come quickly for the betterment of their people and country. Who were the Liberal Governments In 1906 the General Election took place. The Liberal party won a major victory in this election although they did not promise to bring in Welfare Reforms. Poverty and Welfare were not even big issues for any of the parties. Even though, the Liberal government bought in huge reforms as soon as they came in. The Liberal Government Reforms Over the next five years the Liberals passed a string of social reforms that set the basics of a welfare state in Britain. The main event that took place was that the state was to look after those poor and unable to look after themselves. These included the young, old and unemployed. However to do this taxes had to be raised so that the money could be used on supporting the poor. The idea was not popular among many people. Many rich did not like this idea as they would have to pay for the governments reforms. They argued that the poor would become lazy and
