WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Children’s rations were slightly different to adults. Children were entitled to extra food that was considered essential for healthy growth, such as milk and orange juice. The National Milk Scheme provided one pint of milk for every child under 5. Fruit and vegetables were not rationed but were in short supply.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rationing is the limiting of goods or services that are in high demand and short supply. It is often undertaken by governments as a way of mitigating the impact of scarcity and dealing with economic challenges.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the war everything seemed to be rationed or in short supply: gasoline and fuel oil and rubber; bobby pins and zippers and tin foil; shoes and whiskey and chewing gum; butter and coffee and nylons and tomato ketchup and sugar; canned goods and cigarettes and the matches needed to light them.

Detailed explanation-5: -1 lb pound of beef (or three-quarters of a pound of pork or one pound of. salted fish) 1 lb flour or bread per day. 3 lbs pounds of peas or beans per week. 1 pint of milk per day. 1 pint of rice per week. 1 quart of spruce beer or cider per day. a little molasses.