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August 15
1945 Gas Rationing Ends
World War II gasoline rationing in America ended on this day.
Rationing was just one of the special measures taken in the U.S.
during wartime. Civilian auto production virtually ceased after the
attack on Pearl Harbor, as the U.S. automotive industry turned to war
production. Automotive firms made almost $29 billion worth of military
materials between 1940 and 1945, including jeeps, trucks, machine
guns, carbines, tanks, helmets, and aerial bombs. After the war,
rationing ended and the auto industry boomed.
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