The main reason why the US government rationed goods and many Americans planted ""victory gardens""during World War 2::
<em>C.The United States wanted to keep American troops fighting in Europe and the Pacific well supplied.</em>
Imperialism, nationalistic pride and mutual alliances all played a part in building tensions that would erupt into war. World War I, which lasted from 1914 until 1918, introduced the world to the horrors of trench warfare and lethal new technologies such as poison gas and tanks.
After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the United States led the Allies in the occupation and rehabilitation of the Japanese state. Between the years 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces, led by General Douglas A. MacArthur, enacted widespread military, political, economic, and social reforms.