Learning Curve
HEROES & VILLAINS
Churchill & Dresden
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Why target Dresden?
Source 6
British poster showing the bombing of a power station in Germany, 1944
(Catalogue ref: MFQ 1/525 f.25)
Questions
1. What effect might the bombing of power stations and factories have had on the ability of
Germany to fight a war?
2. Precision bombing of particular industries kills civilians. Area bombing kills civilians. Why do
you think some people believed it was right to bomb power stations, factories etc, but not
whole areas of towns?
3. What do you think the artist wanted people to think about bombing? Make sure you use the
poster to explain your answer fully.
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Learning Curve
HEROES & VILLAINS
Churchill & Dresden
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Why target Dresden?
Source 6
http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/heroesvillains/
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