President Roosevelt gave his Four Freedoms speech in 1941 as his State of the Union address, asking Congress and the American people to support
those fighting Hitler and his allies. Read the following excerpt:
In fulfillment of this purpose we will not be intimidated by
the threats of dictators that they will regard as a breach of
international law or as an act of war our aid to the
democracies which dare to resist their aggression. Such
aid is not an act of war, even if a dictator should
unilaterally proclaim it so to be.
How does this excerpt develop the theme that the United States should get
involved in World War II?

Fill in the blank: modernism can be seen in movies with (choose the best answer a. a technological and scientific view b. a fantasy type twist c. an anti-consumerism slant d. a realistic and non-imaginative slant

He contains the main idea in a paragraph. a. thesis statement b. first sentence c. declarative statement d. topic sentence

Read this excerpt from loom and spindle. one of the first strikes of cotton-factory operatives that ever took place in this country was that in lowell, in october, 1836. when it was announced that the wages were to be cut down, great indignation was felt, and it was decided to strike, en masse. this was done. the mills were shut down, and the girls went in procession from their several corporations to the "grove" on chapel hill, and listened to "incendiary" speeches from early labor reformers. what can be inferred about the time period of the excerpt? check all that apply. a. factory workers felt frustrated by the lowering of their wages. b. workers were willing to show their displeasure through strikes. c. early efforts at strikes became chaotic and violent. d. the lowell girls were forbidden to voice objections. e. the lowell strike was followed by other labor strikes.