Poverty During Ww2

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During the time of the war citizens around the world suffered from poverty. Each year 40,000 people died from poverty and hunger each month. This was because they weren’t getting enough nutrients needed. One of the ways the government thought would help with the war and people’s lives is to provide them with food rations. Rationing was created during the war to ensure that all citizens had enough to eat everyday. Doing this would help prevent breadline riots which was when civilians would violently invade shops and markets for food they wanted. Different foods that had to be rationed included bacon, sugar, tea, butter, eggs, meat, and many more that were added on later in the war.

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