<span>overseeing almost every part of the economy - through the War Industries Board's direction of military production, the National War Labor Board's labor rules, the Railroad Administration's seizure of private railroads, and the Food Administration's oversight of farming</span>
The correct answer is “They were used to make ammunition and explosives”
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, US joined the WWII. Many commodities such as rubber and cloth were precious and the government encouraged American citizens to contribute across the country and give rubber, unused clothes, nylon and silk stockings, and any leftover fat to make jeep tires, cleaning rags, parachutes, and explosives.
Metal was a vital material to make tanks and ammunition. Because of that, people donated pans, old tractors, iron fences, trolley tracks, anything that could be transformed into ammunition, tanks, and explosives. This actually didn’t help a lot but brought citizens together as a patriotic unity.
Answer
The approximate distance between the southern tip of South America and the southern tip of Africa 4,600 miles
Explanation
The distance between the the southern tip of south america and southern Africa is approximately 4,600 miles which is equivalent to 740.982 kilometers.Cape horn is the country which is located at the southern tip on Isla Hornos in the Hermite Island Group.
While it is believed that the cape of good hope is the southern tip of Africa.