tires and gasoline were all rationed out6. A ration book was given to each family. These ration books had points and you would use these points to things like meats and sugar, but each ration book was limited7. People could not go in and buy pounds and pounds of meat, they had to take what they could and know the rest was for the troops overseas. Sometimes I would wait on line for hours, just to get a small portion of steak. People really didnt care about rationing. It was a little annoying, but it was all for the war. The people were willing to do what ever it took to contribute to the war effort8. Instead of people complaining about having to ration their food, they would do something about it. For instances, victory gardens. These were gardens that were planted by ordinary people, so they could grow their own cucumbers, carrots, onions, squash and so on9. These gardens began to spring up all over the place and it gave a sense of American pride that would lead to victory; hence the name victory gardens. Similar to food rationing was the rationing of gasoline. We didnt have a car, but there was a card similar to the ration book, which would ration gas to each car a week. People were constantly finding tires and metal to contribute to the war effort. One of the greatest aspects of World War 2 was the unity of all the people of the United States. Everyone was united in helping to fight this war and having freedom reign over tyranny. Now a days people are spoiled, wasteful and all about themselves. During the war, another great aspect was the role of women in America. Before the war women were just seen as housewives, teachers, secretaries or any other stereotypical view of female employment. When the war began, women began to show that they could do the same kind of jobs that men do. All the men were being drafted into the army so none of them were really around to do the jobs needed to keep the war going10. For inst...
