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Why was there rationing during world war 2?
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January 19, 2011 5:32PM
The war effort required an extensive use of many commodities such as oil, rubber, copper, aluminum and foods, such as sugar. Also, due to the Axis occupation of the countries that supplied these commodities, the problem became even more acute. Attacks on supply ships carrying scarce commodities worsened the problem.
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