Question

victory gardens is divided into 500 fenced plots. a gardener must be a boston resident in order to have a victory garden plot. about 25 percent of the plots grow vegetables. there are leisure gardens, flower, fruit, and herb gardens, and perennial gardens.
-adapted from national geographic education
based on the excerpt and your knowledge of u.s. history, what was the primary purpose of victory gardens during world war ii?
○ to allow citizens to contribute to the war effort by growing their own food
○ to support commercial agriculture by promoting farming as a career
○ to replace farmland lost during military battles in europe

Explanation:

During World War II, Victory Gardens were encouraged so citizens could grow their own food (like vegetables, as mentioned in the excerpt about plots growing vegetables). This helped free up commercial food production for the military and war effort. The first option matches this purpose. The second option is incorrect as Victory Gardens were for civilian self - sufficiency, not promoting farming as a career. The third option is wrong because Victory Gardens were in the US, not related to replacing European farmland lost in battles.

Answer:

A. To allow citizens to contribute to the war effort by growing their own food