What was life like for children in World War 2?

Answer 1

Well, if u mean like children in America during WWII i suppose life was pretty normal. Everything would be pretty normal except maybe the absence of a parent of they were in the service. But in Britan things were much worse. Every day almost there would be bombings and they spent most of the time in their air raid shelters and they had to carry round gas masks all the time. In London most schools were closed because most of the children had been evacuated to the country for safe keeping.

Answer 2

For children in America during WWII life was pretty normal. Everything would be pretty normal except maybe the absence of a parent of they were in the service. But in Britan things were much worse. Every day almost there would be bombings and they spent most of the time in their air raid shelters and they had to carry round gas masks all the time. In London most schools were closed because most of the children had been evacuated to the country for safe keeping. Yes, the Q depends entirely where in the world is referred to....

Answer 3

For almost six years from 1939 to 1945 Britain fought the toughest war it had ever experienced. World War II was total war - every person, every business, every service was involved. Britain did not fight alone, the war also involved many countries. World War II involved 61 countries. One side called the Axis and one side called the Allies. Fifty million people lost their lives and hundreds of millions people were injured. World War II brought a lot of suffering and hardship to thousands of children all over in Australia. There were heaps of dangers at this time especially when German bombers made terrifying night raids. Families were broken up when men went to fight in the war. Some children's dads also never came back home. There were air raid shelters in every school in case there was a bombing. Some people also had air raid shelters in their gardens. All windows and lights were blacked out so it would make it harder for the enemy plane to spot where they lived. Most people carried gas masks in case there was a possible gas attack. People were given rationing cards if they wanted to buy their food, clothes or anything for their everyday needs. Although some things such as bed spreads were free. Children probably had a bath only once a week or perhaps once a month. Clothes were not something that worried children too much. Australian children had always mucked about in their old clothes and had often resented the care with which their parents expected them to treat their new and best clothes. Often they went through summer with their bare feet. Alien children in World War II are children who were born in Australia and have names that sound like people from German and Italian origin.

Answer 4

Not very good; most (if not all) had to be evacuated (moved out of the area) to the countryside to be saved from being bombed. Most would never see their parents again. After being evacuated they had to live with strangers for the rest of the war. 'Operation Pied Piper' was a huge undertaking. Six cities had been deemed vulnerable to German bombing - memories of Guernica were still fresh - and in London alone there were 1,589 assembly points for children to gather at before they were moved on. Those children who were evacuated were given a stamped postcard to send from their billet address to inform their parents where they were. 'Operation Pied Piper' planned to move 3.5 million children in three days. In the event, the 1.9 million who were evacuated was a remarkable achievement though some children stayed with their parents as evacuation was not compulsory. With such numbers involved, it was to be expected that some children would have a smooth passage to their reception area while some would not. Anglesey expected 625 children to arrive and 2,468 did. Pwllheli, North Wales, was not allocated any evacuees - and 400 turned up. Children already experiencing a stressful situation were put in an even more difficult situation. Elsewhere, children who had been used to being in school in the same class were spilt up.

Answer 5

Life during the war was nothing but hardships. mostof kids fathers either joined the war or the navy. Women had to take the men responsibilites like(working the farm, working, cutting wood e.t.c)

Answer 6

It was horribl for kids in world war two and scary

Answer 7

well if you were Jewish I would imagine it would get very crowded and hot in an oven.