If you were a us civilian living during world war ii which government action would have influenced you everyday like most?

Rationing coupons affected what you could buy even if you had enough money to otherwise buy a product. for example, sugar was in short supply, so if you wanted to throw a party with cake or something, in the weeks preceding the party you might have to give up sugar in you tea so you would have enough to make the cake.

Britain and its empire stood alone against hitler and mussolini. in june 1941, hitler broke the non-aggression agreement with stalin and germany invaded the soviet union. in december, japan attacked the us and britain. the main lines of world war ii had formed.