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Due to the shortages of lead and metals during World War 2 toothpaste was packaged in plastic tubes and have been ever since?
Adrian46
I say that is False. I think I remember some toothpaste still in metal tubes in the 1950's. And I don't think they had developed plastic that was that flexible in the 1940's.
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The ways that Texans adapted to shortages during the war?
Texas adapted to shortages because they had to. They would have relieved their shortages if that was possible; when something isn't possible, people adapt. War always creates changes of many kinds that people must adapt to.
What was the purpose of the us rationing items such as gasoline food nylon and rubber during world war ii?
to decrease the chances of supply shortages and to ensure the U.S. military had enough supplies available
What effect did shortages have on the economy in World War 2?
Due to the switching the economies to a war footing, and the widespread disruption of trade, during the war, there resulted a serious shortages of normal goods and services. For example no civilian cars were built during the war in USA. Shortages of food and essential products resulted in everything from starvation to the development of wide range of artificial substitutes, that had never been seen before.Since there was insufficient food, medicine, oil and coal, these products were rationed. This resulted in government control of the economy. Many important products needed both money and ration stamps to bepurchased. Some products had to be bought illegally on the black market at a much higher price.
Why did the girlscouts stop selling cookies during world war 2?
Girl Scout Cookies were sold annually around the country until World War II, when sugar, flour, and butter shortages led Girl Scouts to begin selling Girl Scout calendars to raise money for their activities.
What was army life like for soldiers during the US Civil War?
It was intense during fighting, and medical treatment for many wounds were comparatively primitive. Diseases often spread throughout the camps because of unsanitary practices. During extended campaigns, food shortages frequently occurred and required foraging of crops and livestock from private farms.
How do you use shortages in a sentence?
During a famine there are shortages of food. The storm damage had led to shortages of electricity in some areas of the country.
The Russian Revolution in February 1917 was caused at least in part by what factors?
Food shortages and heavy casualties during World War I
What happens to a wolf pack during food shortages?
they eat you.
What were the ways that Texans adapted to shortages during the war?
by using the women to do it
Were there food shortages during World War 2?
Yes in some countries
What were ways that Texans adapted to shortages during the civil war?
by using the women to do it
Was a factor that created oil shortages in the us during the 1970?
oil embargo
Did the home front during World war 2 have food shortages?
yes
Was a factor that created oil shortages in the US during the 1970s?
oil embargo
What is the fate of the prophage during the lysogenic stage?
it is packaged into viral proteins
How should cytotoxic parenteral products be packaged?
Cytotoxic parenteral products have to be packaged in sealed, leak-proof containers that should not break during transition.
What did the federal government due when shortages occurred during World War 2?
rationing
