April 7 The Second World War and the turn to socialism

I. the Blitz
Sept 7, 1940 - May 1941

 

The Blitz (The Times)

The Blitz: Sorting the Myth from the Reality (BBC History)

Exploring 20th century London - The Blitz (London museums)

 

II. communal response
crisis management
production
austerity

 

III. Attlee's postwar government
-nationalization

-the welfare state

-a planned economy (?)