The War Production Board (WPB) regulated and controlled the use of valuable resources including oil, metal, and rubber during the Second World War. Franklin Roosevelt ordered its establishment in 1942 and it was dissolved in 1945 after the USA defeated Japan and the war came to an end. The board was responsible for the rationing of gasoline, heating oil, rubber, and plastics during the war. The WPB needed to make sure that the armed forces received the raw materials and resources they needed to manufacture arms and other requirements. This was necessary in order to win the war. The US citizens had to accept rationing of these resources.
