History GCSE
evacuation
What evacuation means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of evacuation
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain evacuation in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The implementation of plans to relocate children and vulnerable individuals from London to rural areas to safeguard the population.
Topics that use evacuation
- Option 12: The historic environment - 1 London and the Second World War, 1939–45 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Air-raid precautions
- Anderson shelters
- Civilian morale
- gas masks
- Leadership and morale
- port and industrial centre
- Wartime agriculture
- Wartime disruption
Using evacuation in the exam
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