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World War II

Children of World War II
Find out what life was like for children in World War II. Do the rationing challenge and find out what sort of food you could buy in the shops. Find out what it was like to be an evacuee.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2children/index.shtml

Children's War
the Imperial War Museum. Lots of information on childhood during the war - evacuation, rationing, daily life, school and air raids.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-childrens-lives-changed-during-the-second-world-war

Hitler
Rise of Hitler, Holocaust, biographies of Nazi leaders, timeline with photos and texts USA viewpoint
http://www.historyplace.com/

London during the Blitz
Photographs of London during the Blitz.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/london-blitz.htm

People's War
An excellent site with masses of information. Read people's stories about their lives in WW2 or pass on your own family stories for future generations.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/

The Day World War II Began
BBC site covering the events of 3rd September 1939 when Britain declared war on Germany.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/special_report/1999/08/99/world_war_11/default.stm

The Home Front
What was happening at home in Britain while the soldiers were away fighting? Includes rationing, propaganda and people's memories of the war. Also has links to other sites and print your own identity card!
http://www.wilderspin.net/School%20stuff/History/WW2/HomeFront.html

Women at War
Find out about all the different jobs that women did during the war years. Includes the Land Army, nursing ,industry and entertainment as well as the Forces.
http://caber.open.ac.uk/schools/stanway/index.html

World War II Quotations
Quotations from famous people ù Chamberlain, Churchill, Halifax
http://www.angelfire.com/la/raeder/England.html

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