Food Rationing In America

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Food rationing in America was a big part of the war because there were restrictions on imported foods, limitations on the transportation goods, and a lack of agricultural harvest. There were price limits, ration foods, and other commodities that helped the scarce resources. 91% of the U.S population used stamps during that time. Also there was a complex system where it was required for home cooks to plan and prepare meals. The barter system was when people would trade stamps with each other and by the end of the war, foods and other goods like gasoline were raised in price except sugar which remained the same until 1947.

On June 6 1944, the battle of D-Day began when American, British, and Canadians landed on five beaches on the coast

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