Rationing During WW2 in the US
Rationing during World War 2 in the US began with tires, in 1941. In 1942, sugar rationing followed, and so was gasoline. In the summer of 1945, gas rationing ended on the west coast, along with most other rations, though sugar continued to be rationed in some parts of the country up until 1947. [Source]
When I last wrote, the topic was the rationing of gas and rubber during World War 2. Since I had a friend from abroad express surprise that the United States used rationing during World War 2, I thought it would be fun to share the propaganda materials distributed by the US government to promote and encourage rationing.
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Lots of good info here! I had no idea of the propaganda!
I’ve always wandered what is was like to be “home” while the world fought in both Europe and Asia. What was the news? Certainly it was bad after Pearl Harbor. Were we going to be invaded? Our prejudice showed when we continually pointed the finger at Japamese immigrants and moved them away from the west coast to internment camps. How many of my parents neighbors lost sons or were wounded? My father was 34 at Pearl Harbor with 3 children and was wondering if he would be drafted.
I remember stories from people I worked with about turning off the car engine and coasting as long as possible to conserve gas. I heard stories of people recycling anything and everything tpo help the war effort. I was born a few years after WWII and always had an interest in what my parents and their friends went through. For the chikdren today it is almost ancient history. This story needs to kept alive,