Life in the Second World War by Sharon Blyth https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf What was life like for ordinary people - 1939-1945? en-us 2021-01-20 09:56:39 UTC 2025-12-23 08:02:12 UTC hello@padlet.com Everyone was involved and suffered in some way in WW2 sharonblyth https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1104994149 2021-01-20 09:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1104994149 People moved to different parts of the UK sharonblyth https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105093098 2021-01-20 10:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105093098 Over 1 million children where evacuated from towns and citys at the start of the war. https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105093999 2021-01-20 10:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105093999 Everone had to deal with the constant threat of a gas attack. https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105097673 2021-01-20 10:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105097673 it was frightening although in a weird way exciting https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105098554

]]> 2021-01-20 10:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105098554 The war disrupted education for many children. Their schools where converted into military barracks ect. https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105100974 2021-01-20 10:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105100974 lexi - Life was bad due to rationing, but positives included becoming more accepting of women and more resourceful sharonblyth https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105101359 2021-01-20 10:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105101359 all doors and windows had to be covered at night during the blackout https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105103507 2021-01-20 10:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105103507 Abi- There were rationing of food and clothing sharonblyth https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105104208 2021-01-20 10:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105104208 The American Gi's arranged parties and dances for the children at their bases. Also, they where generous with their rations of chocolate and chewing gum. https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105104641 2021-01-20 10:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105104641 Farmers needed help as thier sons had gone to war so everyone helped at harvest time. https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105110139 2021-01-20 10:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105110139 People had constantly interrupted sleep especially in big cities. sharonblyth https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105112891 2021-01-20 10:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105112891 The children still had time for play. They would hunt bomb craters for shrapnel souveniers. https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105114382 2021-01-20 10:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105114382 Abi - Women had new jobs as Air Raid Wardens, Bus and Engine drivers,. Mechanics, Nurses sharonblyth https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105115270 2021-01-20 10:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105115270 Abi - Some food was very hard to get and rationed like butter, meat and sugar sharonblyth https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105122063 2021-01-20 10:38:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105122063 Members of the Home Guard still had every day jobs to work in. They where not payed. https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105124369 2021-01-20 10:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105124369 the home guard were armed civilians https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105124439 2021-01-20 10:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105124439 The Home Guard where a armed defence force. Their job was to slow down an enemy attack by even a couple of hours. Enough time to let the soldiers to regroup. https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105127447 2021-01-20 10:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105127447 Winston Churchill was admired for leading the country to victory and his encouraging speech's https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105127906 2021-01-20 10:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105127906 During air raids daily life would usually continue in larger shelters such as children continuing their lessons https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105354945 2021-01-20 12:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105354945 There was a definite contrast between country and city life. sharonblyth https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105355469 2021-01-20 12:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105355469 Fires where common as they would drop incendiary bombs. https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105360381 2021-01-20 12:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105360381 Disease was common as the living conditions where terible. Also, it would spread like wildfire because of the cramped air-raid shelters. https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105366521 2021-01-20 12:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105366521 7th september 1940 - 11th may 1941 https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105370536 2021-01-20 12:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonblyth/owd62px4e4za2faf/wish/1105370536