History of the United States (1918–1945) (especially poor people) and prevent inflation. Tires were the first item to be rationed in January 1942 because supplies of natural rubber were interrupted. Gasoline rationing proved an even better way to allocate scarce rubber. By 1943 one needed government issued ration coupons to purchase typewriters, sugar, gasoline, bicycles, footwear, fuel oil, silk, nylon, coffee, stoves, shoes, meat, cheese, butter, margarine, canned foods, dried fruits, jam, and many other items. Some items—like new automobiles and appliances—were no longer made. The rationing system did not apply to used goods (like clothes or cars). The ration system was complex and confusing, but
The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain 9. "Since the Second World War" ("Modern Britain") The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain, later republished as The Cambridge Cultural History of Britain, is a guide to the arts in Britain from Prehistory to the post Second World War period. It was edited by Boris Ford and published in nine volumes by Cambridge University Press between 1988 and 1991. "The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain", is a guide to the arts in Britain from Prehistory to the post Second World War period. It was edited by Boris Ford