Explain why the government might be so concerned about morale.
Thanx!
2007-09-30 09:11:50 · 8 answers · asked by God,You Are Worthy To Be Praised 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
captbullshot, I ONLY asked a question, its not a debate!
2007-09-30 11:32:00 · update #1
captbullshot, I ONLY asked a question, its not a debate! and there is no need to swear!
2007-09-30 11:32:27 · update #2
if morale was low civil disorder may result. why go to work or abide by the law if you are going to die tommorrow. also people who were too scared would go into survival mode ie hording, stealing which would stop the entirepopulation working as a team. If you notice whether in the armed forces or civilian industries the men at the top went to alot of trouble to incourage team work and comraderary.
2007-09-30 09:24:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Morale question for the British people was based on fact finding missions to Germany and Neutral sources during WW1 with the advent of air bombing for the first time. It was thought, incorrectly, that the limited campaign by the primitive airforces at the time had led to panic and hysteria in the populace affected, leading to a lowering of Morale, Productivity and Illness.
In actual fact, the Human body becomes accostemed very quickly to area bombing and air raids, after a brief outcry and a slight increase in the occurances of moral issues etc, the normal human reverts back to a blaze 'so what' attitude.
Still true even today, after a traumatic event, most people shrug their shoulders and get on with there lives as best they can.
2007-10-01 11:12:31 · answer #2 · answered by Kevan M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cities were being bombed to smithereens, people were made homeless. Many families in heavily industrialised areas were separated when dad was at war, and children were evacuated into the safer countryside for the duration of the war. Also there was food rationing don't forget. Put all this together and it makes pretty sorry circumstances. Morale had to be maintained to ensure people retained some level of hope for better times. That was one of Churchill's assurances - that the war was being fought so we could all enjoy a more prosperous, happy life.
2007-10-01 12:47:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hitler tried to bomb the British people into submission. It didn't work.
If the will of the people to resist had been broken, then production of vital equipment for the Army, Navy and Airforce would have ground to a halt before long.
The German army would have been marching up Whitehall back in 1940. However, the fact that they decided to bomb civilian targets meant that the RAF could have time to repair its airfields and rethink tactics. It actually helped them to beat off the Luftwaffe.
2007-09-30 16:33:15 · answer #4 · answered by Frankie Baby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it was the first time that the civilian populations had been attacked from the air on such a large scale.
Life was difficult when people had to sleep in air raid shelters without much rest and saw their friends and neighbours being killed.
At times it seemed like the government was unable to protect them
2007-10-01 01:28:26 · answer #5 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Blitz are you talking about, Ive experienced WW2
2007-09-30 16:20:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't YOU be concerned if people were having the sh*t bombed out of them?
2007-09-30 18:16:33 · answer #7 · answered by captbullshot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
simple. bombiing makes people unhappy, when people are unhappy things go wrong they don't agree with the government, they loose the will to fight, well it just gets bad.
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2007-09-30 16:22:45 · answer #8 · answered by yeahpussycat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋