In a minimum of 275 words describe what life was like for those in the United States and Great Britain during World War II.

What life was like during World War II
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What life was like during World War II
Introduction
War has far-reaching consequences when it breaks out. World WarII affected the lives of the populations living in the United States and Great Britain. Food supplies were rationed, essential commodities could not be accessed easily, people were forcefully conscripted into the army and many more effects. This paper aims at looking at how life was like for those in the United States and Great Britain during World War II.
Life in the two superpowers at the time, the United States, and Great Britain was an ordeal that would keep ringing in the minds of the people for centuries. The government of the United States started rationing commodities like sugar, meat, butter, and gasoline because of the shortage of these commodities in the market and to ensure that every person gets a fair share. It did this by introducing war ration books and tokens which would dictate how many families would get of supplies. The economy shifted to war production, car production firms were forced to now produce military vehicles, and people were required to surrender any piece of steel to facilitate in the making of war weapons because of their shortage. Rubber was rationed, and resident Roosevelt called for the public support in the help of collecting of any rubber item for recycling, this is because Japan had seized 90% of the rubber plantations. People were advised to share cars to save on gasoline and drive at a maximum speed of 35 miles an hour to spare tires.

Farmers were required to win overland with the machines that they already had as now produced machinery was for war purposes (Iowa, 2016).
Britain also imposed rationing by providing ration books for commodities, Germans and Italians living in the country were rounded up, and internment of those people kicked off. People in Britain were required to carry gas masks at all times. Three million people were moved beyond German air strike radius for fear of air attacks. Labor was mobilized, and people, both men, and women were forcefully conscripted to work in factories and coal mines. The invasion scare of June to September 1940 made road and rail maps and signposts to be removed. Daily life was disrupted, and people became extra vigilant in advocating for victory. People were pulled together during the hours of need and this fostered togetherness. Crime rates came to arise during blackout hours, and the black market thrived tremendously (“The Home Front”, 2018)
Conclusion
War has never been profitable to society; rather it hurts the community badly by putting a thorn in the people’s hearts. Crime rates increase, there is massive bloodshed and lives of people are drastically affected. Fear of attacks always present in the community and this leads to slow economic growth and the halt of other daily life activities.

References
Iowa, A. (2016). WORLD WAR II RATIONING ON THE U.S. HOMEFRONT. Retrieved 29 March 2018, from http://www.ameshistory.org/content/world-war-ii-rationing-us-homefront
The Home Front. (2018). BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2018, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/home_frontThe perilous fight Americas world war II in color. (2003). Retrieved 29 March 2018, from http://www.pbs.org/perilousfight/home_front/