Allied Forces won the fighting in North Africa in 1943. The Axis surrendered.
He thinks that it's important for city people to understand the process of food making and to eat responsibly because if they are not connected to their food and don't think about it, they won't appreciate the farmers who worked hard to make it. If people eat responsibly there will be a greater democracy according to him.
People started losing their job and with their job losing money also.
Women were granted the right to vote in 1919 because women and some men protested violently forcing the government to allow women the right to vote. Hope this helps :)