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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

World War II on the home front: Rationing

A fair share for all

Again, the government turned to rationing. The idea wasn’t entirely popular, and the Office of Price Administration — which limited food prices as well as how much people could buy — used posters like this to convince people that rationing was the best way for everyone to get his or her “fair share.”

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