Why were children evacuated in world war 2?

Answer 1

Children were evacuated because the government did not want them killed in bombings and other attacks, or left uncared-for if their parents were killed.

In Britain, 2600 children were sent overseas to places such as Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. Many more, as many as 800,000 children, were sent to live in the countryside, away from the likely areas of attacks or invasions, for varying periods of time.

Answer 2

Because it was to angerous for kids to live in the cities whilst the houses where being bombed