What was London like in the twentieth century?

By the beginning of the 20th century, London had a population of 6.6 million, making it the largest city in the world. Today, London is still the largest city in Europe.

Destruction of the First World War (the first half of the 20th century)

The two world wars that broke out in the 20th century caused serious damage to London, and some of the damage suffered by London during the Second World War can still be seen today.

From 65438 to the early 1940s, Nazi German Air Force planes bombed British cities, including London, causing serious property and life losses.

As far as London is concerned, the eastern part of the city is the most seriously damaged, partly because it is a dock area and the starting point of a material supply line in London. Many people living in London were forced to evacuate to other parts of Britain.

It is estimated that about 35,000 Londoners were killed, about 50,000 people were seriously injured, and tens of thousands of buildings were damaged or destroyed, including St. Paul's Cathedral and several churches in the City of London.

Although the post-war restoration work is still going on, many traces of war damage can still be seen today. Even so, many new buildings have been built on the ruins. Fashionable buildings and old houses are mixed together, which also adds some interesting places to the city appearance of London.

Strong development (the second half of the 20th century-today)

In 1944 after World War II, due to the rapid population expansion in London, the authorities proposed and planned to build a satellite city in the surrounding area 20-30 miles away from London to attract skilled workers from London to work in the satellite city, thus alleviating the pressure of overpopulation in London.

Since the 1950s, London has entered a prosperous era, and the automobile and aircraft manufacturing industries have developed rapidly. The dock is also very busy, with 30 thousand employees. But since the 1960s, it has been influenced by the gradual disintegration of the British Empire.

Although the number of immigrants to London has obviously decreased since 1945, the population increased rapidly in the last few years of the 20th century.