During World War II, consumer goods were restricte...  ...ng in the 1940s. You can read more about the shoe rationing

Girl Scout Cookies were first sold in 1917, when o...  .... The idea really took off, but then World War II rationing began. Sugar and other staples were diverted for...

In England during World War II, clothing and fabric was rationed, woman had to register for wartime jobs, and money was scarce. Everyone was expected to do their part. But Winston Churchill was concerned with what such p...