Why did the British Government evacuate children from Britain’s major cities in the early years of World War Two?

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Evacuation was a key part of Britain winning WW2. It involved children being transported from major towns and cities to small towns and cities in the countryside. From the 1st to the 3rd of September children were evacuated for the first time this was called Operation Pied Pier 3 million children were expected to be moved but only 1.8 were moved. But why was Britain paying this much attention when they had a war to fight in? WW1 left Britain in a bad position. But it gave them an idea of the potential of Germany. The first air raid from Germany was by a zeppelin on the 19th of January 1915 over great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn. Only two people were killed. In May of the same year zeppelin raids hit London. There were 54 zeppelin raids altogether, killing 557 people and injuring more than 1,370 people. There were also Gotha bombers, who made 27 attacks one of which was on London and 162 deaths. Even though the amount of deaths wasn’t that high it still gave the British Government an insight to what the Germans could do. WW1 was also the first case of total. Total warfare is where a whole country would be a target in a war. For example when all the men were fighting on the fronts but the major cities and factories were also a target for air attacks. The Germans did this so they could try and disrupt the war effort because if they destroyed the main factories then no weapons would be made to use on the fronts and we would lose the war. There are many reasons why the government decided to evacuate. Firstly the government didn’t want people to be worried. The government realised that if children were evacuated then there would be more people working. This is because if parents didn’t have to look after the kids then they would be able to work full-time in factories and farms to help the war effort. Secondly the effect the air raids would have. If the government didn’t

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