USA HISTORY

Consumer rationing was used during World War II as a way to

(A) increase exploration for natural resources

(B) ** ensure that the military had essential materials

(C) limit supplies of weapons to American allies

(D) draft men into the armed forces

Concept note-1: -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-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.