Government And The Morale Of Londoners Flashcards
What measures did the government take to stop morale being affected by the bombing ?
Set up a Home intelligence department (HID)- collected info on morale
Reported back to the government every week with reports
Propaganda
What was the role Mass observation and what where they/it?
Key group sending info to the Home intelligence service
Created before the war and made/kept records about life in Britain
What types of things did MO collect ?
- diary’s, letters and newspapers
Why are MO useful ?
- give us an insight into what life was like and how people felt during the Blitz and what they feared
- tell us rumours and stories that where circulating during the Blitz which may not be true but tell us a great deal about how war made people feel
What was propaganda used for ?
To persuade people to behave in certain ways
For example the government encouraging Londoners to see themselves as being able to take it
What was one important way the government used propaganda ?
Posters on street corners and underground stations
The government had been helped by people who worked in advertising before the war and who now worked at making propaganda
What was another way other ,than posters, the government used propaganda ?
Newsreels and cinema to sell the idea that Londoners could take it
- A film called Britain can take it was made as a part of the war effort and showed the resilience of people all around Britain
