Evacuation of Children

Evacuation of Children










































Evacuation of Children During World War II

I. Introduction
II. Beginning of World War II
A. Relocating citizens
B. Difficult decisions
III. People evacuated
A. 3.5 million people
B. School-aged children and others
C. Operation Pied Piper
IV. Evacuation numbers
A. 3.5 million estimated
B. Private evacuations
V. Evacuation necessities
A. Boys
B. Girls
VI. Final Destinations
A. Small towns and villages on the countryside
B. Foster families
C. Emotional toll
VII. Conclusion






Evacuation of Children During World War II

World War II was the most widespread and deadliest war in history. With this war came hardships for people throughout the world. Many people's lives were irreversibly affected by the evacuations resulting from the war. Surprisingly, some of those most affected were children.
It all began "when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 (Operation)." With the start of World War II approaching, the British government began the process of relocating some of its citizens to more rural areas where there was less of a threat of bombing by the German forces led by Adolf Hitler. This was not an easy decision by the government as it would affect the lives of millions of children throughout the country. Those countries most affected by these evacuations were England, Poland, Germany, and others. This evacuation of civilians, especially children, was enacted to protect them from aerial bombings of cities (Operation).
This evacuation "planned to move 3.5 million children in three days (Children)." It was the "biggest and most concentrated movement of people in British history (Evacuation). The majority of those people that were evacuated were school-aged children. For that reason, "the operation was codenamed Pied Piper, fittingly named after the rather menacing German folk character (Evacuation)."...

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