During and in the aftermath of World War II, between January 1940 and September 1953, the United Kingdom rationed most food items. For some chunk of those fourteen years, everything except fish and ...

World War II rationing points "OPA' stands for Office of Price Administration, a federal office created by an act of Congress. The points were distributed as change when turning in a coupon for ...

The official end of the war in Europe on V-E Day May 7, 1945 did not mean the end of rationing. America and its allies had been rationing many items during World War II. The aim of rationing was to ...

When the U.S. entered World War II in December 1941, virtually every American became part of the war effort in some way. More than 16 million Americans served in the military, millions of civilians ...

To the relief of many, cigarettes and whiskey weren’t subject to rationing during World War II. But practically everything else was. Each man, woman and child in the United States required ration ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. During and in the aftermath of World War II, between January 1940 ...