Question

Which government agency controlled the use of valuable resources including oil, metal, and rubber?

the Defense Plant Corporation
the War Production Board
the Federal Reserve System
the Office of War Mobilization

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) The War Production Board

Step-by-step explanation:

The War Production Board was established in 1942 by President Franklin Roosevelt on the on-set of the World War II.

The agency was tasked with war production to meet the needs of both the US military as well as it's allies Britain, USSR etc.

With such a large task, the agency had to manage valuable resource in the country including oil, metal and rubber to meet the demands of war.

Between 1942 and 1945, the War Production Board supervised the production of approx. 40% of the world's military output.