Impact and Consequences of the Blitz During WW1

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Impact and Consequences of the Blitz During WW2

Effects

250000 homes destroyed

60000 killed (civilians)

Britain gave off the impresssion that it wasn't that bad.(NOT TRUE!!!)

Enforcements

one for every street to make sure people were following the rules.

Air Raid wardons (A.P.R.)

Regulations

40000 Anderson Shelters were distrubuted

Gas mask carried at all times

Windows were taped to prevent flying glass

All lights hidden

Blackouts

Prepartions

By 1939 air precautions had been well predicted

Robert Watson invented radar in 1936

Why?

Housing, Ports and railways were targeted

Hitler turned to bombing cities to destroy British industry and morale

Hitlers plans to invade Britain

Operation sea lion.

The Blitz

40000 people killed

13000 killed in 1940, very awful.

Every major town/city attacked

Bombing British Cities in 1940