Modern American History Review

The system of limiting scarce items is called?

• Nationalism

• Rationing

• Reparations

Fascism is...

• a leader who has absolute power

• a belief that one’s nation is better than all others

• a political system in which a dictator holds control over all aspects of government and people’s lives

Which of the following leaders was NOT a dictator

• Francisco Franco

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which event led the United States to enter World War II as one of the Allies?

• the German invasion of Poland

• the German takeover of Czechoslovakia

• the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor

• the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia

Who made the decision to use atomic bombs against Japan?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Douglas MacArthur

• Harry S. Truman

Which action did President Harry S. Truman take to fight segregation?

• He sent troops to allow the high school in Little Rock to integrate.

• He signed the Civil Rights Act into law.

• He ruled that separate but equal was unconstitutional.

• He banned segregation in the military.

Which civil rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream Speech” at the March on Washington?

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Which word refers to a person who is competing to be elected to office?

• liberal

• candidate

• conservative

• elector

How is the number of electors in a state determined?

• the income of the state

• by the number of registered voters

• by the state's population

• by the number of people living in a houshold

The president of the United States is elected by popular vote.

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