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Evacuation
Operation Pied Piper, evacuating millions of children and elderly to countryside to avoid bombings
Operation Sea Lion
German plan to invade the UK; in the end, it was never done
Blitz
German bombings of major cities, industrial zones and ports
Civilian involvment
Air wardens, nurses, munitionettes
Looting
Stealing from wreckages out of desperation or for personal gain
Black market
Trading of illicit goods controlled by rationing, such as fancy clothes, food, alcohol
Rationing
Controlled civilians’ daily intakes and amount of goods they could use for fairer distribution during wartime
Home front
CIvilian population supporting the front during wartime
Use of propaganda
To encourage the people to support the war effort, arouse fear and hatred of the enemy, ensure their safety (gas masks, shelters)
Commonwealth
Group of former British colonies with ties to the Crown
Examples of Commonwealth countries
Australia, Canada
Examples of British Colonies
Nigeria, India, Sierra Leone, Tanganyika, Trinidad and Tobago
Things provided to UK by colonies
Men, raw materials (textiles, rubber, metals), military equipment, food
Treatment of soldiers from colonies
Some racism but also feelings of friendship and togetherness
Motives to join army
Patriotism, fear of enemy, financial needs, desire for adventure
Total troops from British Empire
8,5 million
Example of raw material supplied
Rubber from Ceylon; iron ore from Sierra Leone
Example of clothing materials supplied
Cotton from Uganda; Wool from Basutoland
Examples of food supplied
Groundnuts from Gambia
French Occupation
Occupation 1940-1944
Pearl Harbor attacks
December 7 1941
D Day
June 6 1944
V-J Day
August 15 1945
V-E Day (fall of Germany)
May 8 1945
Battle of Midway
Jun 1942
Battle of Stalingrad
Stalingrad 1942-1943