History GCSE
Civilian morale
What Civilian morale means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Civilian morale
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The public spirits that the government worried about collapsing during the devastation, and which leisure activities such as dancehalls and theatre helped to sustain.
Topics that use Civilian morale
- Option 12: The historic environment - 1 London and the Second World War, 1939–45 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
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- Anderson shelters
- evacuation
- gas masks
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- Wartime disruption
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