History GCSE
Anderson shelters
What Anderson shelters means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Anderson shelters
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Provided for domestic protection, designed to protect against blast damage and shrapnel from near misses rather than direct bomb strikes.
Topics that use Anderson shelters
- Option 12: The historic environment - 1 London and the Second World War, 1939–45 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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