When everything changed: the US & UK economies in World War II Both the United States and the United Kingdom has within living memory gone through a period of very rapid transition in terms of a huge reduction in the consumption of fuel and resources as part of a concerted effort by the whole population. These monumental achievements took place during the Second World War, when the governments successfully rallied their nations behind an effort to support the war effort by rationing resources, both as an act of joint solidarity and in the midst of fuel and food blockades.Read moreWhen everything changed: the US & UK economies in World War II