rationing Flashcards
ration packs being sent to the front line
soilders took priority therefor there was less food on the home front. the government has to ensure that there was enough food to keep the home front and the western front functioning
workers had to be well fed
vital war workers needed fed well to produce weapons and work to their full potential
cargoes of food were lost at sea
u-boats sank many supply ships which reduced the amount of food available e
ensuring fairness
the government had to maintain a fair supply of food for all British citizens, this was also necessary to maintain high morale on the home front
farm workers and hourses being sent to the front line
farm production was affected by recruitment of labourers and horses, this reduced the amount of food that was grown
raising food prices
food became expensive and prices of goods rose faster than peoples wages. this ment that the working class in particular struggled to afford enough food to feed their families