Food rationing began in 1939 then ended in 1954
After searching the web for awhile I came up with England starting paper rationing on Feb. 12,1940. As far as I can make out a form of rationing began in the United States around 1942.
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In Britain, rationing actually got tougher after WWII.
Rationing was a way of getting a fair amount of food in WW2 and was used as through the war when transporting food was dangerous!
Everyone had to have a ration book and per week to get their food supply and the deliverers have to stamp the book to show they had their amount of food for that week
Rationing was used in ww2 because the Nazis were sinking the ships that transported the food across the sea. so everyone had to have the same amount of food. so one person have loads and the others had none because that wouldn't be fair. That's why the government introduced rationing. =D =p d=p
I dont entirely know what they ate, but i do know that they had to put together all of their rationing coupons to afford all the food.
WW2 rationing ended in 1954, with the end of the meat ration.
In Britain, rationing actually got tougher after WWII.
1939 everyone in Britain was issued with a rationing book (in World War 2 )
Profiteering and rationing
8 January 1940 Britain started to ration butter, sugar, eggs and bacon. Meat rationing started on 11 March that year and clothing was added to the list of things that were rationed later.
Rationing was used to make needed supplies available for the troops during WW2
Clothes Rationing started 2 years after food rationing! And it ended on 15 March 1949.
Rationing was done during World War II.We are rationing the chocolate during our diet.
Rationing in the United States ended in 1946 after WW2 came to a close. Meat, dairy, and other staple returned to the market. Rationing has never again been imposed on the American public.
The war meant that we couldn't safely import many products. With the limited amounts of produce available, rationing was the only way to make sure people didn't 'stockpile' items.
Yes, it was. WW2 affected all European countries... axis, allies, neutrals.
Yes. All countries involved in WW2 (and all occupied territories) had rationing and ration books. The only alternative to rationing by coupons would have been rationing by price. In most cases, this would have sent the prices of essentials sky high.