Anything that was in low supply. Food, water, bullets, medicines. Becsuse then it could be made to last longer until more of that supply could be made available via shipment, farming, etc...
rubber coffee meat butter and even shoes
list five items that were rationed during WWII and why they were rationed.
Lots of things were hard to get or rationed. Meat and sugar, rubber and gasoline, shoes and clothing, steel and copper.
Meat, eggs, butter, fats, nylons and silk stockings, shoes, tires, gasoline,
There were many things that were rationed, or were not available at all. Some of them were: * Coffee * Sugar * Nylon hose (the nylon was used for parachutes) * Cigarettes * Gasoline
Cigarettes and meat were the main rationed items
No, in the United States no vegetables were rationed. The only things I remember as being rationed were butter, sugar, meat and gasoline. We had coupons for gasoline and tokens for the edible things.
I just read a news article that said fish and chips were not rationed during the war
Butter had been rationed because the Germans just gave it to their army
some things that were rationed in WWll was milk sugar
Water was not rationed. Potatoes were not rationed because they were plentiful in the USA but in England they were rationed. Depending on which country or area where you lived pork meats were not rationed. Things like salt. baking soda, spices, vanilla, baking powder were not on the ration lists. Some medicines were not rationed but antibiotics and medicines needed in the war front were rationed amongst the medical facilities. In the USA some vegetables and fruit did not need to be rationed but the people were encouraged to grow victory gardens so the vegetables and fruits used in the military forces' rations and kitchens could be plentiful. In England they had rationing for ten years and it was for an extensive list of things. Cars were not rationed because they discontinued building cars in both countries. The gasoline was rationed as well as tires. Blackout Drapery and Curtains were not rationed. Sand bags were not rationed. Things like dishes, photos, stationary, etc were not rationed.
To save up ammunition and food
bread, milk everything essential
No, water was not a rationed food. however, things like potatoes, sugar, and meat were rationed. The government established special days such as meatless mondays and wheatless wednesdays.
i don't really know all of them but they did ration meat, cheese, candy and chocolate. that's probably the only things i know that they rationed, oh and i think they also rationed clothes, I also think that they rationed eggs.
Postage stamps were never rationed. They could be purchased at the post office in any quantities desired. Goods and war related materials were rationed, things such as sugar, butter, shoes, tires and gasoline.
People rationed