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Other countries joined them later. |\n| invasion | The act of entering a place in large numbers especially in a way that is harmful or unwanted . |\n| occupation | The act or process of being in (or taking over) an area. |\n| Evacuation | Evacuation means  leaving a place. Many children (and certain adults) living in big cities and towns were moved temporarily from their homes to places considered safer, usually out in the countryside. |\n| Phoney War | The first six months of the war became known as the ‘Phoney War’because there was almost no fighting and no bombs were dropped. It gave the government more time to protect Britain from attack but many people started to believe the war would never actually happen. |\n\n| How WW2 started |\n| --- |\n| The leader of Germany, Adolf Hitler, had plans to take over other countries. In March 1938, Germany invaded and took over Austria, which made other countries worried. On 29th September 1938, British, French, German and Italian leaders signed a treaty (an agreement document) allowing Hitler to occupy an area of Czechoslovakia, if he agreed not to invade anywhere else. However, in August 1939, Hitler broke the agreement and invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia, followed by Poland on 1st September. Britain, France and Poland had made a pact to support each other, so Britain and France declared war on Germany. |\n\nAdolf Hitler  \nNeville  \nChamberlain  \n| Key Dates |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1st September 1939 | German troops invade Poland.\u003Cbr>Evacuation in Britain begins. |\n| 3rd September 1939 | Neville Chamberlain (British Prime Minister) announces that Britain is at war with Germany. |\n| May 1940 | Winston Churchill becomes the new Prime Minister of Britain. |\n| 7th September 1940 | The Blitz begins (more on this later on in Year 4!) |\n| 6th June 1944 | The D-Day landings. |\n| 8th May 1945 | VE Day —’ Victory in Europe Day'. This marked the day when fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe came to an end.\u003Cbr>Germany had surrendered the day before. |\n| 15th August 1945 | VJ Day —‘Victory over Japan Day’. Japan surrendered, marking the end of the WW2 . |\n\nHistory—World War Two (1939—1945) Year 4 Summer  \n\n| Key vocabulary |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Blitz | The heavy and frequent bombing attacks on London and other cities was known as the 'Blitz' . Night after night, from September 1940 until May 1941, German bombers attacked British cities, ports and industrial areas. |\n| Air raid | An attack in which bombs are dropped from aircraft on to a ground target. |\n| ARP | Air Raid Precautions (ARP) were organised by the national government and delivered by the local authorities. The aim was to protect civilians from the danger of air-raids. ARP wardens, air raid shelters and blackouts were some of the many precautions in place. |\n| ‘Make\u003Cbr>Do and\u003Cbr>Mend’ | The government slogan used when clothing rationing commenced. People were encouraged to do whatever they could to extend the life of their clothes, from darning socks to washing nylons more carefully. They were expected to repair, reuse andreimagine their existing clothes This attitude went on to apply to things other than clothes. |\n| VE/VJ\u003Cbr>Day | ‘Victory in Europe Day' was on 8th May 1945. It marked the day when fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe came to an end. Germany had surrendered the day before.\u003Cbr>‘Victory over Japan Day’ was later, when Japan surrendered. This was celebrated on 15th August 1945. |\n\nMorrison shelter  \n| Rationing |\n| --- |\n| Supply ships were targeted by German bombers and it was necessary to conserve as much food as possible. Rationing meant that each person was only allowed a fixed amount of foods. 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