1. hiding them
   sending them to the countryside
2. sending them to Spain
   arming them

After the war began in 1939, it was feared that Germans would bomb major British cities. Over 800,000 children were evacuated from cities to the countryside, only to be returned before the bombing began.

1. on foot
   by ship
2. chemical weapons
   air raids

In 1940 German forces began dropping bombs on U.K. cities in terrifying air raids. By 1941, over 13,000 Londoners had been killed.

1. Justin Trudeau
   William Howard Taft
2. Margaret Thatcher
   Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill led England during World War II. He is famous for his unwavering resolve in standing against Hitler.

1. declined
   improved
2. stayed the same
   was ignored

During the war, luxury products like alcohol and cigarettes were incredibly expensive. Sweets, sugar, fatty meats and other unhealthy foods were rationed, while people were encouraged to grow their own produce.

1. yes
2. no

Germans bombed London heavily, but attacked other cities as well. These included Birmingham, Coventry, Bristol and Plymouth.

1. sirens
   Morse code
2. music
   code words

Before the war, the British government took air raid precautions and put systems in place to help the public protect themselves. This included barrage balloons and air raid sirens.

1. hospitals
   schools
2. houses
   factories

Over the course of the war, about two million homes were destroyed by German air raids. This led to a massive post-war housing shortage.

1. 500
   20,000
2. 40,000
   100,000

About 40,000 civilians died in England during World War II. While most of the destruction was in London, numerous other British cities were attacked.

1. gasoline
   sweets
2. tea
   metal

Gasoline, or petrol, was the first thing to be rationed in Britain. This began in 1939, and over the course of the war rationing became more strict.

1. butter
   bacon
2. sugar
   all of the above

First, gasoline was rationed in 1939. In 1940, butter, sugar, ham and bacon were rationed as well.

1. yes
2. no

While tea was not the first thing to be rationed, it was rationed from 1940 on, along with butter, ham, bacon, and sugar.

1. Anderson shelters
   Morrison shelters
2. underground
   all of the above

Anderson shelters were outdoor metal shelters and Morrison shelters were indoors. Some people even took shelter underground in London.

1. 0
   1
2. 3
   10

Under rationing, they were allowed one egg a week. Sometimes this was just one egg every two weeks.

1. digging up bombs
   growing their own food
2. digging for gold
   taking shelter underground

Since so much food was rationed, British citizens were encouraged to start growing their own food. After the war, millions of more acres of land were under cultivation than before it.

1. lotion
   cat food
2. clothing
   hair pins

Clothing was rationed in Britain from 1941 until 1949, years after the war. Stockings, in particular, became so scarce that women would paint their legs brown and paint seams on to mimic stockings.

1. Yes
2. No

In 1940, only about 1 in 10 British families owned a single car. Most people relied on buses and trains.

1. sugar
   tea
2. gas
   carrots

At first, gasoline was rationed, but in 1942 no more of it was available. Many things were rationed or completely unavailable over the course of the war.

1. hats
   bananas
2. oranges
   tea

As bananas were imported from abroad, they became unavailable during the war. Many children born during this time did not see their first banana until the war concluded.

1. yes
2. no

Most toy factories were converted to factories to make materials for the war effort. Children either had to play with old toys or make their own.

1. yes
2. no

From the winter of 1941, soap and washing powder were rationed. Even things like saucepans were hard to find.

1. internet
   radio
2. TV
   speeches by officials

At the start of the war, few people owned TVs in England. Radio was vital to keeping up morale and keeping the populace informed.

1. opium
   attend concerts
2. dance
   go to the movies

Cinemas had been popular in England for decades by the start of the war. Over the course of WWII, many people went once a week or more for an escape.

1. yes
2. no

Women operated anti-aircraft guns and worked as ambulance drivers. They worked in factories or farms and as nurses.

1. imports
   exports
2. fruit
   things made of metal

England has always imported the vast majority of its food, and Germans planned to block the ships carrying this food in the hopes of starving the country into submission. The rationing system was employed to help cope with extreme shortages.

1. Operation Smoke
   blackout
2. lights out
   none of the above

A blackout is supposed to minimize the destruction of nighttime aerial attacks by making an area dark. There were no street lights or shop lights, vehicles had their lights covered, and all homes had blackout curtains in the windows.

1. yes
2. no

While children still attended school, it was different for many kids. Some schools were moved to the country from the city and other kids were taught a few days a week in people's homes.

1. guns
   swords
2. gas masks
   Spam

Poison gas had been used in WWI, so it was expected that the Germans would use it again. For this reason, gas masks were issued to the English public in 1939.

1. executed them
   internment
2. deported them
   nothing

German and Austrian citizens living in England were jailed for political reasons at the start of the war. Italians living in England were also rounded up at Churchill's orders in 1940, after Italy joined the war.

1. true
2. false

Women were an integral part of the war effort. From 1941 they were conscripted as men had been since the beginning of the war.

1. Hitler invaded Russia.
   England was entirely destroyed.
2. England surrendered to the Nazis.
   World War II was over.

In 1941 the Nazis began their disastrous invasion of Soviet Russia. They spent much of the end of the war getting destroyed by the Red Army on the Eastern Front.

1. yes
2. no

According to some experts, aerial bombers use landmarks like train tracks and bodies of water to know where to bomb, and not the lights of everyday life, so blackouts do not make anyone safer. They do, however, mobilize a population and make sure that they follow rules.

1. nothing
   removal
2. strategic miscorrection
   burning

In 1940 there was a widespread fear of a German land invasion. All road and rail signs were removed in response.

1. crime
   charity
2. family size
   music

Many took advantage of the blackouts to commit crimes. In an era of rations, the black market also thrived, providing sugar, soap and more to those willing to pay a high price.

1. stealing
   the black market
2. befriending their grocer
   leaving the country

While some did turn to crime, many more people tried to befriend their neighborhood grocer. They would often give extras to their preferred customers, if they had any.

1. yes
2. no

World War II ended in 1945, but rationing continued until 1954. This was because a large number of men were still in the armed forces and Britain had to feed those in its empire despite a severely damaged economy.