Worksheet: How did people protect themselves?
Look at the pictures below. These show the different ways in which people could protect themselves from the different threats in World War Two.
Under each picture are the words for four threats. Circle those threats which you could have been protected from by following the method shown above the words.
Finally, complete the questions at the bottom of the page.
Evacuation
Poster asking for billets for evacuees
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| Bombs |
Gas |
Parachuting soldiers |
Fires |
Air Raid Shelters
Boys building an air raid shelter
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| Bombs |
Gas |
Parachuting soldiers |
Fires |
Blackout
Air Raid Precaution wardens, who enforced the blackout
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| Aeroplanes |
Gas |
Enemy soldiers |
Fires |
Gas Masks
A girl trying on a gas mask
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| Aeroplanes |
Gas |
Fires |
Enemy soldiers |
Summary
Do you think there was any single way in which people could protect themselves from all the threats during World War Two? Yes / No
What do you think was the best way of protecting people from the threats? ____________
Could everyone use this method? _____________. Discuss your answer in class.
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