US Citizenship Civic Test – Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast

The economic recession started in the United States

Terrorists attacked the United States

George W. Bush was sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States

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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

The Civil War

The War of 1812

The Mexican-American War

World War I

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What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Civil rights movement

Emancipation movement

Independence movement

Civil War movement

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Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

World War I

The Gulf War

World War II

The Civil War

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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

Fought for civil rights

Led the Union during the Civil War

Fought for independence from British

Led the United States during the World War II

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Who was President during World War I?

Franklin Roosevelt

Woodrow Wilson

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thomas Jefferson

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During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

Civil rights

The Great Depression

Terrorist attacks

Communism

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Name one American Indian tribe in the United States

Aborigines

Maori

Hawaiians

Cherokee

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Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

Woodrow Wilson

Abraham Lincoln

Franklin Roosevelt

George Washington

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Who did the United States fight in World War II?

Korea, France and Italy

Japan, Germany, and Italy

Vietnam, Japan and Germany

Russia, Austria and England

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