In what way did world war ii most directly affect consumers at home? a. products such as rubber, gas, and certain foods were rationed. b. families were required to grow their own food in victory gardens. c. propaganda appealed to people to volunteer for war-related organizations. d. the military draft reduced the male workforce in factories.

The correct answer is A. Products such as rubber, gas, and certain foods were rationed.

Indeed, although it might be said that victory gardens were also instrumental, the wording of the option is incorrect. Families were not “required” to grow their food in victory gardens. There was no legal injunction of any kind forcing them to do so. They were only encouraged and all of those families who did, did it out of patriotism and not because they were “required to” do it.

Such gardens reduced pressure on the food market, since by reducing public consumption of agricultural vegetables, the prices of vegetables did not increase as much and the government was not forced to spend as much money to buy these to feed the troops which in turn meant that those funds could be used for other military and strategic purposes. This means that because of the rationing, food gardens became necessary, so the real direct element that affected consumer’s was the rationing.

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