British home front during World War II

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aspect of World War II historical period home front

The British home front during World War II encompasses the civilian experience in Britain, including mobilization, rationing, air raids, and social change, as the population supported the war effort from within the country.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
British home front during World War II canonical	6
United Kingdom home front during World War II	2
British Home Front in World War II	1
British World War II theatre	1
British civil defence	1
British civil defence services	1
British home front policy	1
British rationing during World War II	1
Second World War Britain	1
Second World War in the United Kingdom	1
United Kingdom during World War II	1
World War II Britain	1
World War II home front in the United Kingdom	1
World War II-era Britain	1

Statements (83)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aspect of World War II ⓘ historical period ⓘ home front ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime	1945 ⓘ
hasPart	ARP (Air Raid Precautions) ⓘ Anderson shelters ⓘ Battle of Britain ⓘ Beveridge Report context ⓘ Bevin Boys ⓘ Blitz ⓘ British propaganda during World War II ⓘ British home front during World War II self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British rationing during World War II World War II economic mobilization ⓘ surface form: British war economy during World War II British war savings campaigns ⓘ Dig for Victory campaign ⓘ Home Guard (United Kingdom) ⓘ Home Intelligence reports ⓘ Make Do and Mend campaign ⓘ Ministry of Information (United Kingdom) ⓘ Morrison shelters ⓘ National Fire Service (United Kingdom) ⓘ V-1 flying bomb ⓘ surface form: V-1 and V-2 attacks on Britain Women’s Land Army ⓘ Women’s war work in Britain ⓘ blackout in the United Kingdom ⓘ bombing of British cities in World War II ⓘ civil defence in the United Kingdom ⓘ civilian morale in Britain during World War II ⓘ civilian shelters in Britain ⓘ conscientious objection in Britain during World War II ⓘ evacuation of civilians in Britain during World War II ⓘ internment of enemy aliens in the United Kingdom ⓘ mass observation in Britain ⓘ post-war welfare state planning in Britain ⓘ war work by children in Britain ⓘ war-time censorship in Britain ⓘ war-time cinema in Britain ⓘ war-time education in Britain ⓘ war-time entertainment in Britain ⓘ war-time health services in Britain ⓘ war-time housing in Britain ⓘ war-time radio broadcasting in Britain ⓘ war-time social change in Britain ⓘ
influenced	development of the British welfare state ⓘ gender roles in post-war Britain ⓘ memory of World War II in British culture ⓘ post-war social reforms in Britain ⓘ
influencedBy	British government war policy ⓘ German strategic bombing campaign ⓘ total war economy ⓘ
location	England ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
mainTheme	air raids and civil defence ⓘ civilian experience of war in Britain ⓘ mobilization of British society ⓘ rationing and resource management ⓘ social and cultural change in Britain ⓘ
partOf	World War II ⓘ
significantEvent	Baedeker Blitz ⓘ surface form: Baedeker raids Belfast Blitz ⓘ The Blitz ⓘ surface form: Bristol Blitz The Blitz ⓘ surface form: Clydebank Blitz bombing of Coventry ⓘ surface form: Coventry Blitz The Blitz ⓘ surface form: Liverpool Blitz The Blitz ⓘ surface form: London Blitz Plymouth Blitz ⓘ Swansea Blitz ⓘ end of rationing of some goods after the war ⓘ establishment of the Ministry of Food ⓘ formation of the Home Guard ⓘ introduction of clothing rationing in Britain ⓘ introduction of conscription for women in Britain ⓘ introduction of food rationing in Britain ⓘ introduction of fuel rationing in Britain ⓘ introduction of the blackout regulations ⓘ mass evacuation of children from cities ⓘ publication of the Beveridge Report ⓘ start of V-1 flying bomb attacks on London ⓘ start of V-2 rocket attacks on Britain ⓘ
startTime	1939 ⓘ

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Clementine Ogilvy Hozier → participatedIn → British home front during World War II ⓘ

Chiang Kai-shek → alliedWith → British home front during World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Kingdom during World War II

British home front during World War II → hasPart → British home front during World War II self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: British rationing during World War II

Flare Path → partOf → British home front during World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: British World War II theatre

Moonlight Sonata → opponent → British home front during World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: British civil defence services

Stockport Air Raid Shelters → associatedWith → British home front during World War II ⓘ

Dig for Victory campaign → partOf → British home front during World War II ⓘ

Make Do and Mend campaign → partOf → British home front during World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: British home front policy

Bevin Boys → participantOf → British home front during World War II ⓘ

Morrison shelters → category → British home front during World War II ⓘ

subject surface form: Morrison shelter

this entity surface form: World War II home front in the United Kingdom

Morrison shelters → category → British home front during World War II ⓘ

subject surface form: Morrison shelter

this entity surface form: British civil defence

Home Intelligence reports → partOf → British home front during World War II ⓘ

National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 → appliedDuring → British home front during World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second World War in the United Kingdom

National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 → appliesIn → British home front during World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Kingdom home front during World War II

Maunsell Forts → partOf → British home front during World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Kingdom home front during World War II

British official histories of the Second World War → subject → British home front during World War II ⓘ

Dad's Army (2016 film) → subjectMatter → British home front during World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second World War Britain

The Chronicles of Narnia film series → setting → British home front during World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II-era Britain

Cecilia Tallis → setInFictionalTime → British home front during World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II Britain

Samantha Stewart → associatedWith → British home front during World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Home Front in World War II