Paul Stephenson's early life and evacuation | History

Starter quiz

In 1964, Paul Stephenson walked into a ______ in Bristol.
- 'pub' ✓
A pub is...
- a person whose job it is to make sure that people follow the law.
- the person in charge of a place.
- a place where people can buy drinks. ✓
Paul was arrested by eight...
- doctors
- divers
- police officers ✓
Arrested means...
- taken away by the police for breaking the law. ✓
- letting people buy drinks.
- making friends with police officers.
Paul Stephenson knew he wasn’t allowed in the pub.
- True ✓
- False
The pub manager said Paul wasn’t allowed inside because he was…
- of African descent ✓
- white

Paul Stephenson was born in Essex, near….
- London ✓
- Manchester
- Bristol
In 1939, the ______ World War began.
- First
- Second ✓
Match the keyword to the correct definition.
- Second World War
  
  ⇔
  
  this involved lots of countries fighting between 1939 and 1945 ✓
- countryside
  
  ⇔
  
  areas with lots of fields which are away from towns and cities ✓
- evacuated
  
  ⇔
  
  when people are moved from a dangerous area to a safer one ✓
Paul was evacuated to the countryside when he was ______ years old.
- ten
- five
- three ✓
Select the things that Paul did in the countryside.
- chased rabbits ✓
- played in streams ✓
- worked in a factory
- played with his friends ✓
Paul was always treated differently because of the colour of his skin.
- True ✓
- False

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Paul Stephenson was born in 1937 and was evacuated when he was three years old because of the Second World War.
He lived in the countryside for the next seven years and enjoyed paddling in streams and hunting rabbits.
However, Paul was always treated differently because he was the only black child.
When he returned to London his classmates made fun of the colour of his skin.

That evacuation was a negative experience for all children.

Lots of children had healthier diets, more freedom and enjoyed their lives in the countryside.

Second world war - the Second World War involved lots of countries fighting between 1939 and 1945
Evacuated - when people are evacuated they are moved from a dangerous area to a safer one
Countryside - the countryside means areas with lots of fields which are away from towns and cities