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Anderson shelter | A bomb shelter made up from pieces of corrugated iron dug into the ground | Armed forces | the army, navy and air force | ARP warden | Air raid precautions warden | Barrage balloons | A series of balloons attached to the ground. They are usually strung together and hung with cables. They stop enemy aircraft making low level attacks | Black market | Items that have been stolen are sold on the "black market". This is an illegal practice and buyers do not need coupons to purchase the goods, only money. | Blackout | A law making people hide all light at night | Blitz | An air raid | Censorship | The practice by the Government of deciding what information the British people get from sources such as the radio, newspapers and even letters | Coupons | Small tickets to be exchanged for rationed foods and other items | Evacuation | Removal of people from one place to another | Gas mask | A mask worn to protect against gas attacks | National Savings Stamps | A savings scheme set up by the government to enable small amounts of money to be collected. | POW | Prisoner of War | Rations | Fixed shares of food, clothes, and petrol which were in short supply | Rationing | The system introduced by the Government to make sure that everyone receives a fair share of items in short supply | Siren | A machine that sends out a loud wailing sound as a warning | Shrapnel | Pieces of metal that scatter on the ground after a bomb explodes | Telegram | A hand delivered note. The fastest way of getting short messages to people overseas | Tenements | Buildings which are several storeys high with lots of people living in them | Wireless | Another name for a radio |
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