When do you think London suffered the most!?
A) The Roman Invasion
B) The Plague
C) The Great Fire of London
D) The Nazis
E) 7/7 Terrorist attacksWww@QuestionHome@Com
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A) The Roman Invasion B) The Plague C) The Great Fire of London D) The Nazis E) 7/7 Terrorist attacksWww@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: It's all pretty bad, but the Plague was probably the worst, the Great Fire actually helped put an end to the plague!. There wasn't much to London before the Romans came along!. I would say the Blitz (nazis) was the second worst, it really was terreble, particularly in the East End!.Www@QuestionHome@Com B&C more or less go together and probably did more damage to the actual people of London!. D obviously did damage to the infrastructure and people but it bought the people closer together!. E was a drop in the ocean - the only thing they did was give the government an excuse to try and bring in more surveilance and restrictions!. Www@QuestionHome@Com The worst for London came during the London Blitz - part of the Battle of Britain, during which the Nazis tried to force the British people and government to surrender!. But we would not!. For the first time ever in our history we were united and determined and down right stubborn about it!. As Winston Churchill said in the House of Commons, "Adolf Hitler, you do your worst and we'll do our best"!. And we did!. Here's Ed Morrow reporting live to the people of America during an air race on London in 1940 from Trafalgar Square!. http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=VpOKriiNI!.!.!. London can take it!. !. !. !.The London Blitz 1940 http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=bLgfSDtHF!.!.!. The entire British nation united in one single aim to win the Battle of Britain!. Royal Air Force Memorial Flight over the Battle of Britain sites of the South Downs in Sussex - here over Beachy Head http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=8zBQ2w50w!.!.!. To our Glorious Dead - We will remember you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The nazis!. It was a sustained attack over years and in the latter part almost had London evacuated!. That was the threat from V3!. V2 and 1 were already raining down!.Www@QuestionHome@Com B&C together decimated London!. The Plague hit the populace of course whilst the Fire destroyed much of the fabric of the cityWww@QuestionHome@Com London did not exist before the Romans!. From the point of view of loss of life and destruction of property over a long period then WW2 was the worstWww@QuestionHome@Com Out of those, the Plague!. Personally I think it suffered more under Thatcher!.Www@QuestionHome@Com the plague of course and this led up to the great fire so its one period of time as far as im concerned ;)Www@QuestionHome@Com The Blitz!.Two thusand were killed by the doodlebugs alone!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |