London and The second cold war

• East End bombing

  • targeted warehouse and factories
  • targeted docks where raw material were imported and exported
  • military are reliant on items made in factories like aircraft + munitions
• Westminster

  • contains Buckingham palace; would damage moral if they are bombed
  • national government centre located in whitehall
  • military decision made by government
• Mickeys Shelter

  • located in stepney
  • collected money from wealthy volunteers to pay for medicines doctors and accommodation with bunk beds
  • designed to fit 2500 people but 5000 crammed in
  • 13th September 1940 mickeys business was destroyed by a bomb; inspired need to create deeper public shelter
• Dig for Victory Campaign

  • ministry of agriculture launched to combat food shortages
  • public parks such as hyde park and the most of the tower of London were dug up to be used as allotments
  • schools taught how to plant vegetables
• Safeguarding art and important buildings

  • statue of eros protected at piccadilly with wooden pyramid
  • art at nationally gallery was replaced by copies
  • areas like Victoria and albert museum were bombed during the blitz
• Government concern about morale

  • home intelligence department created mass observation
  • purpose was to collect information on morale
  • mass observation consisted of collecting diaries from ordinary people
  • revealed attitudes of londoners and rumours within circulation
• V2 Deptford Woolworth attack (1944)

  • hit Woolworth shop, the largest shop in the area, when is was busy
  • killed 168 and injured 122
  • no warning or chance to shelter; V2 fell silently and at high speeds
• black saturday

  • 7t September 1940= first german attack on british
  • attacks concentrated on east end due to factories and docks
  • killed 400 people and injured 1600