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Moving the troops as fast as possible was an advantage that each side of the war was looking to gain. Allied nations realized this and asked Americans for petroleum. Providing oil for the Allied nations also came costly since it produced a lot of waste and pollution that damaged the environment and its surrounding ecosystems. World War 2 began in 1939. America played a huge part in it. Materials and resources in the environment provided the war’s necessary tools. During this war, the conservation methods were better compared to the First World War but it wasn’t enough since the war was a hungry predator and the environment was the prey. America at this time was basically a provider of raw materials for other countries. The great depression that happened before the war was a wakeup call to America.