WHAT IS THE BLITZ ?
- London and other major cities were getting bombed a lot which was called the blitz. The Blitz started on the 25 August 1940 to 16 May 1941, which was close to the end of the Battle of Britain. After a British raid on Berlin in early September Hitler ordered the Luftwaffe to fight back to what the British had done to the city. The first raids on Britain had already taken place by the end of August 1940 when Birmingham and Liverpool where attacked .On the 7th September 1940 ,950 German aircraft attacked London which intensified the blitz,It was the first and last mass daylight raid on London.
Rationing
Because of the Blitz, the British food ships where all bombed and Germans tried to cut off supplies of food and other goods. which resulted to England running out of food. Because of the loss of food the government brought the law of rationing.Because the government wanted to make sure everyone had a fair share of food On National Registration Day on 29 September 1939, every householder had to fill in a form giving details of the people who lived in their house. Using the information gathered on National Registration Day, the government issued everyone on with an identity card and ration book. The books included coupons that had to be handed to or signed by the shopkeeper every time rationed goods were bought. Even though the war had ended rationing still continued for 9 more years because it took a long time to get the British ships and food supplies back on track. However after 14yrs of rationing, at midnight on 4 July 1954, when restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat and bacon were lifted, the rationing law had ended.
Because of the Blitz, the British food ships where all bombed and Germans tried to cut off supplies of food and other goods. which resulted to England running out of food. Because of the loss of food the government brought the law of rationing.Because the government wanted to make sure everyone had a fair share of food On National Registration Day on 29 September 1939, every householder had to fill in a form giving details of the people who lived in their house. Using the information gathered on National Registration Day, the government issued everyone on with an identity card and ration book. The books included coupons that had to be handed to or signed by the shopkeeper every time rationed goods were bought. Even though the war had ended rationing still continued for 9 more years because it took a long time to get the British ships and food supplies back on track. However after 14yrs of rationing, at midnight on 4 July 1954, when restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat and bacon were lifted, the rationing law had ended.
This is how rationing books looked like