WW2 -WPB & Rationing

This World War II propaganda poster was probably used by the American government to encourage what for the war effort?

• The manufacturing of materials needed for the war effort
• Rationing
• Enlisting in the military
• Censoring information

WW2, U.S. factories convert to make war supplies

• War Production Board
• Works Progress Administration
• Social Security Act
• WIC Program

Regulating the amount of goods a consumer can obtain

• Office of War Information

• Bataan Death March

• rationing

Why did Americans grow Victory Gardens during World War II?

• To exchange for extra ration coupons at grocery stores

• To sell the food for profit to the government

• To make sure they had enough food as the nation rationed

• If they grew a certain amount of food they could skip military service

What are some items that Americans rationed during the War?

• Scrap metal

• Fabric & Rubber

• Food

• Airpods

What are some items that women had to do without?

• Nylons (stockings)

• makeup

• No more ruffles, full skirts and zippers

• Hairpins

The most heavily food items that were rationed:

• carrots

• sugar

• butter

• bacon

You are the War Production Board! Match the pre-war item to what that factory would now produce to help the war effort!

• Airplanes

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• Guns

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• Parachutes

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Why were kids during WW2 offered a carrot on a stick?

• Ice cream wasn't a common option anymore due to sugar being one of the first items to be rationed.

• Carrots were very popular due to Bugs Bunny.

• Carrots were rationed so it was considered a special treat.

Rationing: If you wanted more than 2-3 pairs of shoes, what did you have to do?

• Just go buy another pair of shoes

• Go to a thrift market and purchase a 2nd hand pair of shoes

• Fill out a very long application at the ration board, making your case why you needed another pair for your job

• You could trade sugar, butter, and bacon for a pair of shoes