# What percentage of the material collected during WW2 was used?

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**Created:** [June 20, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-the-material-collected-during-ww2-was-used/757867 "2016-06-20T02:04:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-the-material-collected-during-ww2-was-used/757867/1 "2016-06-20T02:04:58Z")

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I know during WW2 there were rubber drives, various metals were suspended from use, ect. What amount of these goods were actually converted into material and used by the Allied soldiers?

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**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-the-material-collected-during-ww2-was-used/757867/2 "2016-06-20T02:28:44Z")

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> **[Were WWII scrap drives just a ploy to boost morale?](https://www.straightdope.com/21343531/were-wwii-scrap-drives-just-a-ploy-to-boost-morale)**