Bombs and more bombs

Flying bombs

• Hitler used flying bombs against Great Britain
• V-1 and V-2 ballistic missiles
• People would try and listen for the missiles coming 
• V-2 weapons were silent as they approached

Strategic Bombing

• Damage industrial infrastructure and population
• Royal Air Force attacked at night
• The United States attacked during the day
• British bombed Dresden- killed 135,000

Strategic bombing

• Firebombs released at night at low altitude were more successful 
• -than ones during the day at high altitude 
• British attacked the center of cities
• U.S. attacked industrial production sites
• U.S. bombed Tokyo- took out 25% of buildings, killed 100,000

Psychological impact

• Bombings damaged hopes of victory
• Effect of losings one's home was intense
• Made people less happy and more serious (especially kids)