Round 4: Tossup 19
Red dye was added to gasoline to detect violations of this policy, for which the entertainer Ivor Novello was briefly imprisoned. This policy led to the appearance of figures known as “spivs.” Tips for dealing with this policy were offered on a radio program hosted by Marguerite Patten and named for a certain “Front.” This policy resulted in the creation of the “National Loaf,” which caused excessive flatulence. Like a similar campaign in the United States, government posters encouraged civilians to “Dig for Victory” in response to this policy. The Attlee government included bread in a postwar expansion of this policy, which involved the distribution of monthly coupon books. For 10 points, name this policy necessitated by shortages caused by the Battle of the Atlantic in Britain. ■END■
ANSWER: rationing [accept any answer referring to rationing in the United Kingdom or Britain or Great Britain during World War II]
<Harvard A, European History> | Packet L - Harvard A, McGill A, Arizona State A, Georgia Tech B, Toronto D, Georgia Tech D
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