WWII Page 12-17 Rationing

Food rationing began

• June 1 1941

• Beginning of 1940

• 29 September 1939

If you were to live during the war you would be given:

• 66 coupons

• 76 coupons

• 56 coupons

• 48 coupons

Rationing was introduced because to:

• Prevent hoarding

• Ensure everyone received the nutrients they needed

• Ensure not only the rich could afford food

• All of the above

If you were living in war times, your ration book would be:

• Blue

• Buff coloured

• Green

• Turquoise

During war time, the amount of food bringing food to Britain

• Halved

• Doubled

• Was a third

• Was a quarter

During rationing you no longer had to pay with money, you only had to provide your coupons

• True

• False

Ration cakes were made as an alternative and didn't have any

• Eggs & sugar

• Milk & butter

• Milk, butter & eggs

• Sugar, milk, butter & eggs

Clothes rationing began on:

• 15 March 1949

• 1 June 1941

• 29 September 1939

The day where people had to provide their details for shopkeepers was known as:

• Public Holiday

• National Voting Day

• Election Day

• National Registration Day

You could buy your supplies from any shop as long as you had a coupon book.

• True

• False