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Discussion: What do you think these people are doing? Why are they celebrating and having a good time? LCE What is VE Day? Watch this video to find out everything you need to know about VE Day. All you need to know about VE Day LCE The Second World War Discussion: Why was this war called a world war? ? Read the following slides to find out. LCE The Second World War • The Second World War was a global conflict with fighting taking place in many countries and continents. It had started in Europe 1939 with Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland and then Western Europe, Soviet Russia, and through the Balkans. The collapse of the countries in Western Europe had also resulted in Nazi Germany and the Axis powers such as Italy and Japan moving into Africa and Asia. • By the end of 1940, the only European country not occupied but still fighting Germany was Britain. For the next three and a half years, Britain, the Empire and the Commonwealth fought with Germany around the globe - in North Africa, South East Asia and many other places. • In December 1941, the United States entered the war on the side of Britain and her Allies after it was attacked by Japanese forces. LCE The Second World War • For large parts of the war the countries and people that were most affected were in Europe. Many countries were invaded or bombed. British towns and cities were bombed from the summer of 1940 until 1945. That is five years of killing and injuring thousands and making many more homeless. Most food and goods we taken for granted such as meat, cheese, fruit, sweets, clothes and petrol were rationed – that means you could only have a certain amount and then only if you had the right tokens. • Millions of men and women from Britain and the British Empire and Commonwealth joined the Armed Services or took part in war work. They served and fought all across the world and risked their lives. The ages of those that served in the forces were 17 years to their mid-forties. Others carried out important war work such as mining or working in the factories which were always dangerous but also risked becoming targets for bombing. Millions of lives were changed. LCE VE Day • In May 1945 the War in Europe and North Africa and the Middle East came to an end. There were no more bombing raids and the threat of attack and injury went away. • As soon as the announcement was made that the war was over people went to the streets to celebrate. • People danced in the streets, bells across the country pealed, tugs on the Thames sounded their horns, planes roared overhead and flags appeared everywhere – finally it was over. LCE What is VE Day? Discussion: How did people reacted to the end of war? VE Day Watch this video to find out. LCE What did Princess Elizabeth do? LCE What did Princess Elizabeth do? • Shortly after Churchill’s speech King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and the two princesses came out onto the balcony at Buckingham Palace to acknowledge the ecstatic, cheering throng. It was to be the first of eight appearances by the King and Queen on VE Day. When the doors onto the balcony were opened again at 5.30pm, the Royal Family stepped out accompanied by the man of the hour, Churchill. • Later that evening, when the King and Queen appeared once more, amongst the joyful crowd below were their two daughters. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret had slipped out of the Palace to join in and experience the jubilation. LCE What did Princess Elizabeth do? Later in 1985, HM Queen Elizabeth II recalled that day: “… my sister and I realised we couldn’t see what the crowds were enjoying … so we asked my parents if we could go out and see for ourselves … After crossing Green Park we stood outside and shouted, ‘We want the King’, and were successful in seeing my parents on the balcony, having cheated slightly because we sent a message into the house to say we were waiting outside. I think it was one of the most memorable nights of my life.” LCE No celebrations in the Far East • While Britain was awash with street parties and bonfires to celebrate VE Day, thousands of miles away, British and Commonwealth Armed Forces were still fighting in Burma, Singapore and Thailand. It was there that they heard the news that the war was over in Europe. • It was the longest campaign of the war with continuous fighting for three full years. Unlike their comrades fighting in Europe, the British Forces had no leave during which they could go home, even if it was for just a few days. They were there for the duration; their only hope of seeing England was in victory. Six years of warfare which had caused untold loss and misery to the world came to the end with the surrender of Japan. LCE 70 years on Today we remember all those whose lives were affected by the Second World War. We remember those that were killed and injured and those that returned from battle with terrible injuries and memories. We remember the children whose lives were changed and those that people that carried out war work. We can reflect on how war affects the lives of many ordinary people. We can contemplate how pleased they were in 1945 that the war was brought to an end and that peace had finally been won. LCE Remembering “When you go home, tell them of us and say, For your Tomorrow, we gave our Today” LCE 70 years on Discussion: Why should we celebrate VE Day 70 years on? LCE