1. Impact of World War Two Objectives:
To understand the difference between WWI and WW2
To investigate the impact of WW2 on British people
To appreciate the longer term impact of WW2 on British people

2. World War Two 1939-45 Key Facts
Britain was the only country to fight for the full six years.
France was defeated in 1940
The USSR entered the war in June 1941
The USA entered the war in December 1941
These allies were fighting Hitler’s Nazi Germany,
Mussolini’s Fascist Italy and Hirohito’s militarist Japan.

3. Key Events
WW2 was a truly world war unlike WWI it was a war of movement with fronts in Africa, the Middle East, the Pacific and the Atlantic as well as Europe and Russia. Ships and planes played a vital role alongside tanks, armoured trucks and infantry.
Key events in Europe involving Britain:
Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Battle of the Atlantic and D-Day.

4. Total War
WW2 has been described as a total war because everyone was affected by it. Soldiers, sailors, pilots and civilians suffered danger and hardship in the 6 years of fighting.
How did the war impact on the lives of civilians?

5. Complete the following diagram using all the available information

6. Changes for all Women Children Fear Death Casualties Separation
Sandbags
Gas-masks
Sirens
Blackout
Blitz
Homes destroyed
Evacuation
Coping alone
Relying on female family members and friends
Dealing with rationing and shortages
Conscripted into war work- factory, land army etc.
Foreign soldiers
Independence
Looking after evacuees
Exciting and frightening
Less supervision
Playing on bomb sites
Rationing- healthier!
Part-time schooling
Absent fathers-links to delinquency