But when the United States was in the throes of World War II in the early 1940s ... commerce began when the federal government started rationing meat for American consumers to make sure domestic ...

When World War II arrived ... just like rationing did during and after the world wars. Back then, people took to eating heart, tripe, kidney, and liver—marketed via government propaganda ...

It features photographs, records, diaries, oral histories, film, posters, and other artifacts across the first, third, and fourth floors of the library.

an archival treasure trove of rationing during World War II. Most basic goods were rationed during the war, and the government and media launched a propaganda campaign to rally Americans to this ...

In January 1943, just over a year into the United States’ involvement in World War II, former president Herbert ... “We should not wait for official rationing to begin to conserve,” he ...

The United States was about six months into World War II when it founded the Office of War Information (OWI). Its mission: to disseminate political propaganda. The office spread its messages ...

Food rationing started in January 1940 ... Based on Sir Henry Tizard's real mission, choose carefully in this graphic novel. WW2: Did the war introduce designer fashion to our high streets?

After the end of World War II, it took Britain almost a decade to finally abolish rationing for everyday goods. While the war may be almost 80 years in the past, nearly 40 per cent of the public ...