08/05/25- History, photography, Math and English

• Citizenship
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Recap...

What does VE Day stand for, and which anniversary is it this year? 

In what year did the 2nd world War end?

What is Rationing, and why was it needed? 

What is 4 out of 100 as a percentage? 

What is 3/12 equivalent to? 

History: Today is VE Day. 

What does VE mean? 

What is evacuation, and how were people evacuated? 

How do people celebrate today in the modern age compared to when the war ended? 

WW2 and Evacuation 

WW2 began on the 1st of September  1939 and ended on the 2nd of September 1945.  

Can you remember why we celebrate VE Day on the 8th of May, but the war didn't end until the 2nd of September? 

Key dates during WW2

Draw a timeline in your book and 

Note down the key events that 

happened during ww2. Use a

 ruler and make it neat as you 

will need to refer back to this 

throughout this subject. 

Who fought during WW2? 

World War II was a global conflict that involved most of the world’s countries. These countries formed two opposing military

alliances, which fought against each other throughout the war. These alliances were known as the Allies and the Axis powers.

The main members of these alliances are listed :

Allies	Axis
United Kingdom	Germany
United States of America	Italy
Soviet Union	Japan

VE And VJ day 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/articles/z7xtmfr

The Phoney War 

Although Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, there was only a small amount of fighting. The SS Athenia, a British ship, was sunk by a German U-boat while transporting evacuees to Canada. France made a small-scale attempt to attack Germany through the Saar region, but this was soon abandoned.

 This period is often referred to as the ‘Phoney War’.

People in Britain had expected bombing and fighting to start straight away, but it did not. The ‘Phoney War’ ended in April 1940, when Germany invaded Norway. Britain took military action to try and support Norway against Hitler’s invasion, but they failed. This failure was debated by

MPs

 in the House of Commons shortly after. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was strongly criticised for his failure during the debate. He was unable to form a government that would support him, so he had to resign. He was replaced by Winston Churchill in May 1940.

Evactation 

Evacuation is defined as the process of moving individuals from a dangerous area to a place of safety, involving both pre-travel decision-making and the physical act of moving people to safety, but does it mean te same thing now as it did in 1939? 

Watch the video and make notes. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/articles/zn4knrd

How is the war remembered 80 years on? 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/articles/zn4knrd

Why is it important that we remember events from the past?

The War years and the period which followed immediately after were a difficult time for many people in the UK. Yet people who remember it often do so with fondness and refer to the 'Blitz spirit'. Why do you think this is?

What should we remember about the generation that lived through the War years? How should we commemorate them?

 

Activity 1

10 mins to finish and glue in your rationing poster 

Once completed let me know and we will move onto the next activities. 

Activity 2 

Read through the extracts and answer the questions

Watch the interview and make notes