the British and US governments both issued ration books during WWII. they did this in Britain because Britain largely imported much of the "the necessities"(including but not limited to: sugar, tea, oil, wood, and produce). After WWII began, the Germans diseverly cut the amount of supplies reaching Britain by attacking the ships that carried them. In order to make sure that there was enough to go around, the British Government issued ration books(for more in fo about ration books in Britain, see what were ration books)
in the US, ration books were issued so that the government could provide enough supplies to its soldiers. It was all to support the war effort.
The colour of a ration book was very important as it made sure you had the right amount and types of food needed for your health.
There are three different colours.
Buff coloured ration books were for most aduts.
Green ration book were for pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under 5.
Blue ration books were for children between the age of 5 and 16 years old.
Wars are very expensive and consume a lot of resources. That is especially true of desperate, total wars such as WW II. During WW II there were shortages of food, fuel, and other basic goods. In times of shortage, some people will buy up as much as they can, and hoard their purchases out of fear of running out, but that only makes the supplies run out faster for other people, and is not fair. So to avoid that problem, people were only allowed to buy a set amount of food and fuel. Ration books were used to keep track of how much any given person bought, and to prevent them from buying too much.
Buff coloured was for;- most adults have them
green coloured was for;- pregnant women nursing mothers and children under 5. they had first choice of fruit, a daily pint of milk and double supply of eggs.
blue ration books was for;- children between 5 and 16 years of age. It was felt important that children had fruit the full meat ration and half apint of milk every day.
Green ration books - Pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under 5. They had first choice of fruit, a daily pint of milk and a double supply of eggs.
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Ration books were issued by the US government to allow everyone to have the same chance to get goods as everyone else. There is no exact number on how many ration books were issued but over 8000 ration offices were opened to control the rationing.
In Britain ration books where brought out in January 8th, 1940 and were taken out of use in 1954.
No, soldiers on active duty did not require ration books, the service provided for their needs.
Ration Tabs
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Government issued ration books
The European countries involved in World War 1 introduced food rationing. Obviously, this involved issuing ration-books.
Rationing. People had to get ration books for supplies to prevent hoarding.
yes they have it in world war 2
yes
Ration books were issued by the US government to allow everyone to have the same chance to get goods as everyone else. There is no exact number on how many ration books were issued but over 8000 ration offices were opened to control the rationing.
called ration books or ration coupons.
In the UK, Ration Books wee issued by the Ministry of Food.
In Britain ration books where brought out in January 8th, 1940 and were taken out of use in 1954.
No, soldiers on active duty did not require ration books, the service provided for their needs.
who invented the ration books
Yes there were.