HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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recycle materials such as scrap iron
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limit their purchases of certain goods, such as gasoline, sugar, and meat
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volunteer to join various homeland defense organizations
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share their goods and resources with poor people in their communities
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Office of Price Administration (OPA) warned Americans of potential gasoline, steel, aluminum, and electricity shortages. It believed that with factories converting to military production and consuming many critical supplies, rationing would become necessary if the country entered the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -Every American was entitled to a series of war ration books filled with stamps that could be used to buy restricted items (along with payment), and within weeks of the first issuance, more than 91 percent of the U.S. population had registered to receive them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Every American was issued a series of ration books during the war. The ration books contained removable stamps good for certain rationed items, like sugar, meat, cooking oil, and canned goods. A person could not buy a rationed item without also giving the grocer the right ration stamp.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many non-food items were also rationed such as soap, clothing, petrol and paper.