By: Camryn Valencia

 The soldiers were given their ration for the day. Is when soldiers were given a food allowance.  Defense of the Realm Act was used to ensure that food shortages never occurred.

 Ration is a way of getting a fair amount of food in World War 2.  Also, was used as through the war transporting food was dangerous. This is people during World War 2 in line for food.

 Rationing was used to save a supply of something for example gas or electricity. Gas rationing has become a big debate.  The restrictions introduced by Dora failed. The government then tried to introduce a voluntary code of rationing whereby people limited themselves to what they should eat.

"Items such as imported meats, sugar, tea, coffee, tobacco, chocolate and fruit which arrived by merchant ship. Would become scarce if the Germans initiated another submarine blockade, which they did. Were to be divided equally between all adults and children.

 Imported non-food items such as textiles, soap and petrol were rationed, too. You were entitled to buy basic foodstuffs to a weekly limit, whilst price controls.  Covering everything from wages and rents to food, tobacco and clothing, also came into force.  The degree of restriction over an individual’s freedom seems incredible to us today, the more so as each family has to register at a shop where these items could be purchased and could not shop elsewhere.

 It can be argued, for example, that the Bangladesh famine of 1974, which was precipitated by the effects of widespread flooding. Would have been less severe if the state’s food-rationing system had not been in place.  The rationing system was flawed because it provided subsidized rationed food to only the country’s urban population. In 1974, despite higher-than-usual rice.  To make the British weak, the Germans tried to cut off supplies of food and other goods. German submarines attacked many of the ships that brought food to Britain.

This are some items that were rationed! This is a ration clothing card!