USA HISTORY

____ was the limiting of purchasing many products to make sure there was enough available for military use.

(A) Couponing

(B) Dividing

(C) Reserving

(D) ** Rationing

Concept note-1: -Rationing involved setting limits on purchasing certain high-demand items.

Concept note-2: -Even though thousands of items became scarce during the war, only those most critical to the war effort were rationed. Key goods such as sugar, tires, gasoline, meat, coffee, butter, canned goods and shoes came under rationing regulations. Some important items escaped rationing, including fresh fruit and vegetables.

Concept note-3: -Supplies such as gasoline, butter, sugar and canned milk were rationed because they needed to be diverted to the war effort. War also disrupted trade, limiting the availability of some goods.

Concept note-4: -The War Production Board made sure the military got the products and resources it needed. – The WPB placed limits on clothing manufacturers. – The WPB placed restrictions on clothing. For examples, jackets were only allowed to be a certain length.

Concept note-5: -Rationing provides governments with a way to constrain demand, regulate supply, and cap prices, but it does not totally neutralize the laws of supply and demand. Black markets often spring up when rationing is in effect. These allow people to trade rationed goods they may not want for ones they do.