London and the blitz
Cards (35)
- What was the population of London in 1939?
- When were gas masks issued to civilians?
- How many boroughs were in London at the time?
- When did the blackout begin?
- How many civilians were evacuated within the first day of the war?
- What did people think of gas masks?
- How many Anderson shelters were built?
- What percent of people had an Anderson shelter?
- When did the Blitz start?
- When was Black Saturday?
- How many people died on Black Saturday?
- What caused large fires on Black Saturday?
- When were the biggest air raids?
- What were the OKD?
- How long did bombing continue for consecutively?
- Who was Mickey Davis?
- What were incendiaries?
- How much of the damage was done by fires?
- When was phase 2?
- When was the 'second great fire of London'?
- How many fires were created in the 'second great fire of London'?
- How many were killed or injured between Phase 1 & 2?
- How many Londoners were made homeless in the first 6 weeks?
- What were civil defence workers made of?
- When was the Bethnal Green Disaster?
- When was Britain first attacked by V1s?
- What helped to stop V1 attacks?
- How many were killed or badly injured by V1s and V2s?
- Where were V1s fired from?
- When did the first V2s hit London?
- When did the last V1 hit London?
- When did the last V2 hit London?
- What was the crowd limit of football matches in London?
- What was the attendance of a cricket match at Lord's?
- How long did Media have to wait before reporting on an event?