Bread rationing marked the depths of sacrifices on the home front. "World War II put a heavy burden on U.S. supplies of basic materials like food, shoes, metal, paper and rubber," reports the ...

During World War II, a homemaker needed to know not ... As an incentive, the government paid 2 red rationing points and 4 cents for a pound of grease. Rationing was, in effect, a psychological ...

Climate change could be tackled with the help of a World War II-style rationing of petrol, meat and the energy people use in their homes, UK scientists say. They claim that this would help ...

So it caught my attention that next month marks the 80th anniversary of coffee rationing in World War II. Yeah, it might not rank up there with the anniversary of Pearl Harbor or VE Day ...

During World War II, sugar was scarce and everyone made do with less. Turns out, sugar rationing might have shielded an entire generation from diabetes and hypertension. The latest research suggests ...

World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, according to new research. World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions ...