Rationing in the United Kingdom during and after World War II

At the beginning of World War II World War II

World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ... 

 Britain imported 55 million tons of foodstuffs Food

Food is any substance, usually comprised primarily of carbohydrate [i]s, fat [i]s, vitamins, water and/o ... 

 per year, including more than 50% of its meat Meat

Meat, in its broadest modern definition, is all animal [i] tissue [i] used as food [i] ... 

, 70% of its cheese Cheese

[i]s, [[domestic sheep|sheep]... 

 and sugar Sugar

In general use, non-scientists take "sugar" to mean sucrose [i], also called "table sugar" or saccharose, a wh ... 

, nearly 80% of fruit Fruit

The term fruit has different meanings depending on context.... 

s and about 90% of cereal Cereal

Cereal crops [i] are mostly grasses [i] cultivated for their edible grains or seed [i] ... 

s and fat Fat

Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely ins... 

s. One of the principal strategies of the Axis Axis Powers

The Axis Powers were those nations opposed to the Allies [i] during the Second World War [i] ... 

 was to attack shipping bound for Britain, restricting British industry and potentially starving Britain into submission.

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1954   End of rationing of meat ends all the food rationing in Britain

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At the beginning of World War II World War II

World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ... 

 Britain imported 55 million tons of foodstuffs Food

Food is any substance, usually comprised primarily of carbohydrate [i]s, fat [i]s, vitamins, water and/o ... 

 per year, including more than 50% of its meat Meat

Meat, in its broadest modern definition, is all animal [i] tissue [i] used as food [i] ... 

, 70% of its cheese Cheese

[i]s, [[domestic sheep|sheep]... 

 and sugar Sugar

In general use, non-scientists take "sugar" to mean sucrose [i], also called "table sugar" or saccharose, a wh ... 

, nearly 80% of fruit Fruit

The term fruit has different meanings depending on context.... 

s and about 90% of cereal Cereal

Cereal crops [i] are mostly grasses [i] cultivated for their edible grains or seed [i] ... 

s and fat Fat

Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely ins... 

s. One of the principal strategies of the Axis Axis Powers

The Axis Powers were those nations opposed to the Allies [i] during the Second World War [i] ... 

 was to attack shipping bound for Britain, restricting British industry and potentially starving Britain into submission.

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