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Supplies were limited. In order to fairly distribute the items in short supply, rationing was introduced. That prevented the rich from being able to corner the market on goods. It help make sure that the troops had the things that they needed to fight.
The sale of government bonds was a source of wartime funds for the union.
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Wartime rationing was necessary for various reasons. One reason was that many goods were in short supply and rationing allowed the government to maintain control over what was available. Another reason for rationing was to insure everyone had access to needed supplies rather than some people hoarding them.
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Rationing was used to make needed supplies available for the troops during WW2
War rationing.
Answerthey didn't they had more than enough food to last AnswerNot true--there was wartime rationing starting basically as soon as the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Everything was rationed.
As with most nations during wartime, it broke the system down to rationing.
The industrial demands for wartime production in World War II meant that civilians had to have rationing of basic materials, and some foodstuffs. Bureaucracy expanded dramatically during the war, as did federal power. The government became the single most important force in American life.