People waiting for soup in Berlin, 1916. The Blockade of Germany, from 1914-19, was a prolonged naval operation conducted by the Allied Powers during and after WWI in an effort to restrict the maritime supply of goods to the Central Powers. It is considered one of the key elements in the eventual Allied victory in the war. The German government made strong attempts to counter the effects of the blockade; a complicated rationing system initially introduced in January 1915 aimed to ensure that a minimum nutritional need was met, with "war kitchens" providing cheap mass meals to impoverished civi
People waiting for soup in Berlin, 1916. The Blockade of Germany, from 1914-19, was a prolonged naval operation conducted by the Allied Powers during and after WWI in an effort to restrict the maritime supply of goods to the Central Powers. It is considered one of the key elements in the eventual Allied victory in the war. The German government made strong attempts to counter the effects of the blockade; a complicated rationing system initially introduced in January 1915 aimed to ensure that a minimum nutritional need was met, with "war kitchens" providing cheap mass meals to impoverished civilians in larger cities. The average daily diet of 1,000 calories was insufficient to maintain a good standard of health, resulting by 1917 in widespread disorders caused by malnutrition such as scurvy, tuberculosis, and dysentery. An academic study done in 1928 put the death toll at 424,000.
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