Governments should consider imposing World War II-style policies of rationing on goods such as food, fuel and clothing in order to fight climate change, according to a newly published academic paper.

World War II restrictions cut deep into every American pantry as federal officials announced that sliced bread would be rationed on this day in history, Jan. 18, 1943. "I should like to let you know ...

During and in the aftermath of World War II, between January 1940 and September 1953, the United Kingdom rationed most food items. For some chunk of those fourteen years, everything except fish and ...

My Grandma Alice was the baker in our family, the creator of simple cakes produced in a now-dented metal pan I still have somewhere. No layers, thanks. I attributed the simplicity to the thrifty ...

The official end of the war in Europe on V-E Day May 7, 1945 did not mean the end of rationing. America and its allies had been rationing many items during World War II. The aim of rationing was to ...

The thrifty habits homemakers developed during World War II rationing lingered long after the war ended. Bones and leftovers were used to make soups. Bacon fat was saved. Ground meat was extended with ...

Rationing is the practice of controlling the distribution of a good or service in order to cope with scarcity.