EFFECTS OF WAR ON THE HOME FRONT

EFFECTS OF WAR ON THE HOMEFRONT

• Millions of men and women served in the armed forces, and their families and friends both
• dealt with concern over their safety and sought ways to support the troops.
• The civilian population faced shortages, rationing, and other disruptions to their way of life,
• but never stopped supporting the nation’s war efforts.

EVACUATION

• When the war began in September 1939 the government knew that
• large cities would be the target for German bombs and that casualties would be high.
• Evacuation was introduced to move school children, teachers, mothers with children
• under the age of five and disabled people out of the cities to the countryside where
• there was little risk of bombing raids.

RATIONING

• Every man, woman and child was given a ration book for food and had to
• to register with a grocery store.
• Almost all foods and clothing was rationed.
• Imported goods were in short supply so the government introduced
• rationing to make sure everyone had fair share of what was available.

WOMEN

• As more and more men were 'called up' to serve in the forces, women were called upon
• to take over the jobs traditionally done by men.
• Women worked in the factories producing aircraft, ammunition, weapons and other goods
• needed for the war effort.
• The women who worked in the fields and on farms were known as Land Girls.

OTHER JOBS BY WOMEN INCLUDED

• Women's Voluntary Service (WVS), Air Raid Wardens, Auxillary Territorial Service (ATS)
• Women's Auxillary Air Force (WAAF), Women's Royal Naval Service(WRNS)
• Special Operations Executive (SOE) [known as Secret Agents or Spies], Entertainers