While the United States fought in World War II, many different initiatives began to save resources for the war effort. In June 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Americans to round up their scrap rubber and bring it to gas stations where they could trade it for one cent per pound. This was an attempt to increase the military’s rubber supply, which had been cut off due to the war in East Asia. President Roosevelt explained to the press that the rubber would be used for military equipment