55 million tons of food per year and this was 70% of the food people bought
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100 ships had been sunk by the
German submarines in January 1940
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In March 1942 Germany had sunk
275 British Merchant ships
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during rationing everyone was issued
a ration book and an identity card
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During rationing the British public could only buy from
the shopkeeper they were registered with
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rationing began on the ...
8th of January 1940
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At firsst what was rationed ?
Butter, sugar and bacon
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Who became the minister of food?
Lord Woolton
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compare the number allotments in britain...
1939- 800,000 and 1943- 1,500,000
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clothes were rationed in
1941
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In June 1942 the goverment tried to stop the problem where the rich could get around rationing by eating in restaurants by setting a maximum charge of .... shillings for a meal, this stopped restaurants from buying on the black markets
5
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The ministry of food employed ... to root out the black market
900 inspectors
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All towns with a population over .... had "british restaurants"
50,000
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In 1944 how many new ration books were stolen from Hertfordshire?
14,000
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When were 19 men put on trial in Manchester for forging clothing coupons
May 1942
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rationing continued up untill...
1954
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
100 ships had been sunk by the
Back
German submarines in January 1940
Card 3
Front
In March 1942 Germany had sunk
Back
Card 4
Front
during rationing everyone was issued
Back
Card 5
Front
During rationing the British public could only buy from
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