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Modern American History Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The system of limiting scarce items is called?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Rationing

c)

Reparations

2.

Fascism is...

a)

a leader who has absolute power

b)

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

c)

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

3.

Which of the following leaders was NOT a dictator

a)

Francisco Franco

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

4.

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

a)

the German invasion of Poland

b)

the German takeover of Czechoslovakia

c)

the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor

d)

the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia

5.

Who made the decision to use atomic bombs against Japan?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

Harry S. Truman

6.

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

a)

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

b)

He signed the Civil Rights Act into law.

c)

He ruled that separate but equal was unconstitutional.

d)

He banned segregation in the military.

7.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

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

a)

liberal

b)

candidate

c)

conservative

d)

elector

9.

How is the number of electors in a state determined?

a)

the income of the state

b)

by the number of registered voters

c)

by the state's population

d)

by the number of people living in a houshold

10.

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

a)
b)
11.

Which name refers to the set of policies instituted by President Lyndon Johnson that were meant to support people who faced discriminated in education, housing, and jobs?

a)

The New Deal

b)

Medicare

c)

Affirmative Action

d)

Great Society

12.

Which phrase best describes the goal of President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society”?

a)

to end a major economic downturn

b)

to provide support to minorities

c)

to provide health insurance to the elderly

d)

to end poverty for all Americans

13.

What did the Economic Opportunity Act do?

a)

passed environmental protection laws

b)

set up agencies in poor communities to help people

c)

instituted policies of affirmative action

14.

Which program helps states pay for low-income health care?

a)

Medicare

b)

Medicaid

15.

Communism is...

a)

an economic system that is controlled by the government

b)

an economic system based on free markets

c)

a government system based on religion

16.

How often is a presidential election held in the United States?

a)

every two years.

b)

every four years.

c)

every six years.

17.

Which sector of Pennsylvania's economy has grown the least in recent years?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

A multicultural group is defined as sharing a common culture or background.

a)
b)
c)
19.

What changed due to the passing of the 26th Amendment in 1971?

a)

African American men gained the right to vote.

b)

Women gained the right to vote in all elections.

c)

The voting age was changed to 18.