Zusammenfassung der Ressource
History-UK-BK1-UK after WW2
- Britain had huge debts after the war
- lost 30% of wealth
- National debt rose to 3.5 billion by 1945
- Rationing of food, clothes and fuel continued
- During the Blitz- 60,000 people were killed + 100,000 were injured
- Half a million houses were destroyed and 3 million homes were badly damaged
- Rationing continued till 1954