From 19391945 things at home got harder' Everyone was expected to help towards the war effort' Ratio

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From 1939-1945 things at home got harder.
Everyone was expected to help towards the war
effort. Ration books became compulsory, people
had to work hard on allotments growing their own
food, people had to put up blackouts to reduce
the risk of bombings, children and sometimes
parents were evacuated, factories were turned
into places to make ammunition and general
equipment for the army , things like fruit became
rare, bomb shelters became compulsory and
everyone was issued with a gas mask even babies!
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During the home front people were issued with
ration books. These were books that allowed each
person to have a certain amount of food each
week. Sometimes, depending how rare the food
rationed was, it had to last them up to two
weeks! The shopkeeper would stamp the shops
name and address on the left. On the right he
made a mark every time someone used their ration
for that item. There were different coloured and
sized ration books for a person depending on
their age.
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During the home front everyone was issued with
identity cards even children. People had to carry
them round with them all the time. The cards were
used so that if people got separated, or their
house was bombed, then the cards would prove who
they were. The adults cards were the cream
coloured ones and the child's cards were green.


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At the outbreak of War the Government launched
one of the most memorable slogans of the whole
war - Dig for Victory. From then on, the whole of
Britain was encouraged to transform their own
gardens into small allotments to substitute the
shortage of food. It was hoped that this would
not only provide much needed vegetables for
families and neighborhoods, but also help the war
effort by freeing up valuable space on ships for
war materials. In over just a few months Britain
was transformed, with gardens, flowerbeds and
parks dug up for the planting of vegetables.
Even the most famous of Parks and gardens were
dug up to make way for vegetables - Kensington
Gardens, Golf Clubs, Tennis courts, grass verges,
rubbish dumps, window boxes. Even the moat at the
Tower of London gave way to growing
vegetables.Over ten million leaflets instructing
on how to grow your own food and convincing
people to dig for victory were distributed to the
British people.The Ministry of foods propaganda
campaign was a success and it was estimated that
over 1,400,000 people had allotments.By 1943,
over a million tons of vegetables were being
grown in both gardens and allotments. Throughout
the war, The Ministry of Agriculture did many
things to promote the importance of 'growing your
own'.Leaflets were distributed, posters were
displayed in the most looked at places such as
billboards, tube stations, shops and offices.
Radio broadcasts were heard in the form of 'food
flashes', promoting the need to grow your own
vegetables.
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During the second world war one of the
regulations was that at night blackouts had to be
put up. These were either black curtains or some
people taped brown tape across the windows. This
was so that from out side you could see no light
coming from the house and so if bomber planes
flew overhead they would see total darkness and
think they were still flying over sea. If they
had seen lights they would have been treated as
factory lights and it would have been most
certainly bombed at. Using blackouts was a clever
method that protected the country. Blackouts were
also used so that pilots couldnt coordinate
where they were going.
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DO NOT   use torches during blackouts except in
extreme emergency and then use them as little as
possible. DO NOT   light or burn out-door fires
of any kind after sundown. Such a fire may serve
as a beacon to our enemies. DO NOT   leave any
unguarded lights burning on signs, displays or
business places after the close of business
hours. DO NOT   light any cigars, cigarettes or
pipes in the open or near any windows where it
can be seen during a blackout. DO NOT   loiter on
streets during an emergency. If you cannot get
home, seek the nearest shelter and remain there
until the "all clear" is sounded. DO NOT   run
during an emergency. Walking is much safer. DO
NOT   telephone during an emergency or after.
Only in actual emergency. DO NOT   operate your
car with or without lights after an alarm is
sounded. Pull to the curb, lock and leave your
car until the "all clear" signal. DO NOT  
dispute the protective authorities. They are your
friends and are trying to serve you. DO NOT   get
excited. Keep calm and cool
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Evacuation is when either a child or a child and
their mother got sent to the countryside where
they stayed until the bombing and war ended.
Children were often sent on their own and could
take a limited amount of possessions. They had
their name written on a tag and the tag hung
round their neck to say who they were. Then they
went on a train and were evacuated to the
countryside here they would stay with people and
be safe from the bombs. Often the people they
went to stay with they didnt know. It could
sometimes be harder for the younger children who
didnt know what was going on.
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Everyone in Britain was given a gas mask in a
cardboard box to protect them from gas bombs,
which could be dropped during air raids. The
masks were made of black rubber, which was very
hot and smelly. It was difficult to breathe when
wearing a gas mask. When you breathed in the air
was sucked through the filter to take out the
gas. When you breathed out the whole mask was
pushed away from your face to let the air out.
Gas masks were never really tested though as the
British never had a real gas attack.
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