(A) The U.S. government did not want to spend money on natural resources.
(B) The U.S. had all the natural resources it needed.
(C) ** Natural resources were scarce because they were needed for the war effort.
(D) Americans were greedy and did not want to share the natural resources.
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -Q. Why were natural resources, like gasoline, scarce during WWII? The U.S. government did not want to spend money on natural resources. The U.S. had all the natural resources it needed.
Concept note-2: -Even though thousands of items became scarce during the war, only those most critical to the war effort were rationed. Key goods such as sugar, tires, gasoline, meat, coffee, butter, canned goods and shoes came under rationing regulations. Some important items escaped rationing, including fresh fruit and vegetables.
Concept note-3: -Although Germany and Japan made great quantitative and qualitative strides in arming and supplying their forces, the U.S. had two key strategic and logistical advantages: oil and water.
Concept note-4: -Supplies such as gasoline, butter, sugar and canned milk were rationed because they needed to be diverted to the war effort. War also disrupted trade, limiting the availability of some goods.
Concept note-5: -More than 92 percent of Germany’s aviation gasoline and half its total petroleum during World War II had come from synthetic fuel plants. At its peak in early 1944, the German synfuels effort produced more than 124, 000 barrels per day from 25 plants.