"Four Freedoms" Speech Comprehension

In the excerpt from the “Four Freedoms” speech, why does Roosevelt see the present threat to American security and safety as unprecedented?

• No nation has ever attacked or invaded the United States.

• No nation has ever attempted to destroy the world’s democracies.

• No nation has ever succeeded in establishing a military dictatorship.

• No nation has ever requested military assistance from the United States.

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According to the excerpt from the “Four Freedoms” speech, why is national unity critical for the present situation?

• National unity will allow the government to enforce special wartime laws.

• National unity will lead to economic equality across all social ranks.

• National unity is the strongest possible defense against an enemy.

• National unity will make full civil rights secure for all Americans.

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In his “Four Freedoms” speech, Roosevelt hopes for certain changes in the nation’s social and economic systems. Which sentence best describes the changes he feels are needed?

• He hopes to lift many more citizens above the poverty level

• He hopes to raise money for the coming war by selling savings bonds.

• He hopes to enable a government takeover of many private industries.

• He hopes to order the creation of a national health-insurance program.

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As expressed in the excerpt from the “Four Freedoms” speech, what immediate course should the United States pursue?

• Negotiating with the dictators and aggressors

• Building up its supply of military weapons

• sending troops overseas to join the fight

• holding emergency midterm elections

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One of the “four essential human freedoms” that Roosevelt describes in his “Four Freedoms” speech is freedom from fear. What are the other three? Choose three options.

• freedom to travel without restrictions

• freedom of speech and expression

• freedom from taxation

• freedom from want

• freedom of religion

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