Wartime Conditions During World War 2: A Personal Narrative

Presented by Mrs. M.A. WatsonGeorgetown District High School Nov 16th/07

Presentation Topics

• Personal Introduction• Wartime Conditions in

Britain during WW2• Rationing during the War• The London Blitz• War Propaganda• The Evacuation• Crossing the Atlantic• Pier 21 (Halifax, N.S.)• Life in Canada (Toronto)• The Return• Questions??? The Bombing of London, England during WW2

Background Information

Map of the British Isles

Map of Europe

London as it is Today

London Bridge and the River Thames

London During World War 2: “The Blitz”

The Bombing of London during the Blitz

Britain at War

Wartime Conditions in London During World War Two

A typical Street in London after the Blitz

The Effects of the Bombing of London

The Effects of the Bombing of London

Children Left Homeless after the Bombing of London

Bomb Shelters

The London Subway System beingUsed as a Bomb Shelter During WW2

Bomb Shelters

The London “Tube” Subway System as seen today

Homemade Air Raid Shelter in London

Bomb Shelters

Gas Masks

Gas Masks during WW2

Barrage Balloons

Barrage Balloons over London

Barrage Balloons

Barrage Balloons

Rationing During the War

Basic Items were in Short Supply

Rationing During the War

A Typical example of Rationing

War Propaganda

War Propaganda

War Propaganda

The Evacuation

British School Children told that they are to be Evacuated from Britian

Leaving from Liverpool

Naval Convoys

Naval Convoy during WW2

Crossing the Atlantic

Map of Shipping Routes in the North AtlanticDuring WW2

Crossing the Atlantic

The Battle of the North Atlantic

Pier 21

Pier 21: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Pier 21

The Pier 21 Museum

Arrival at Toronto

Arrival at Toronto Union

Union Station, Toronto

University of Toronto

Hart House

Hart House: The University of Toronto

Hart House

Evacuated Children eating in the Dining room at Hart House during the war

The War Ends!!!

The War Ends: Return to Britain

WW2 Comes to an End