Context Of London And WW2

Question 1

What happened in 1938?( think gas)?

Answer 1

Gas mask are given out and mock gas attacks are done
Trenches were dug in parks

Question 2

What happened in 1939( think wardens, black out and and rain shelters)

Answer 2

London authorities quickly recruit wardens and volunteer fire fighters
Impose black out
Two million Anderson shelters were distributed

Question 3

What happened in autumn- winter 1940 ( German change of tactic and shelters)

Answer 3

Germans bomb cities and towns
Shelters are over crowded

Question 4

What happened in spring 1941 ( biggest raid )

Answer 4

On May 10th 1941 largest raid took place
1500 dead

Question 5

What happened in summer 1941? (Think amount of raids and why )

Answer 5

Few small raids
Germany attacks Russia

Question 6

What happens in Autumn- Winter 1941 ?( American aid)

Answer 6

Food shortages eased by America

Question 7

What happened in Spring 1942 ?

Answer 7

ARP wardens and firefighters continued to train

Question 8

1943? (Think amount of raids and blackout restrictions)

Answer 8

Sporadic small airs raids continued
In the summer the blackout restrictions are relaxed

Question 9

Spring 1944? (Think the blitz pt2 but small)

Answer 9

Smaller scale air attacks which ponders called the Little blitz

Question 10

Summer- Autumn 1944?

Answer 10

V1 and V2 weapons began falling in September 1944

Question 11

Summer 1945?

Answer 11

VE Day so war ends

Question 12

When was the phony war?

Answer 12

September 1939- April 1940