The consumer goods may go to the troops instead of the citizens. For example, during World War II, citizens were encouraged to plant victory gardens- if more people grew their own vegetables, more canned goods could be given to soldiers.
<h2>Palestine's Early Roots
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From about 1517 to 1917, the Ottoman Empire ruled much of the region. When World War I ended in 1918, the British took control of Palestine.