Food Rationing in Britain
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- Created on: 06-06-17 19:07
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- Food Rationing in Britain
- A successful measure by the government as it boosted the morale
- Ration books was produced and a stockpile
- Improved people's health because they were living off vegetables
- January 1940 - food rationing was introduced
- Britain is an island nation, so it relied heavily on its imports. 40% of Britain's food was imported
- "Dig For Victory" campaign, which encouraged there British to turn their gardens into allotments - used propaganda
- People from the cities didn't benefit from this campaign because they didn't have the area for the allotments
- Britain was in demand for food constantly. Rabbits were popular because they were quick growing and would be a faster way to have food
- Infant mortality rate decreased
- (Death of the Younger Ages)
- Rationing was a way to have an equal share between the public and nobody would be "better off"
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