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

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

World War I

Answer

The Civil War

Answer

The War of 1812

Answer

The Mexican-American War

Question 2

Who was President during World War I?

Accepted Answer

Woodrow Wilson

Answer

Franklin Roosevelt

Answer

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Franklin Roosevelt

Answer

Woodrow Wilson

Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Answer

George Washington

Question 4

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

Accepted Answer

Japan, Germany, and Italy

Answer

Korea, France and Italy

Answer

Vietnam, Japan and Germany

Answer

Russia, Austria and England

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

World War II

Answer

World War I

Answer

The Gulf War

Answer

The Civil War

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Communism

Answer

Civil rights

Answer

The Great Depression

Answer

Terrorist attacks

Question 7

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Accepted Answer

Civil rights movement

Answer

Emancipation movement

Answer

Independence movement

Answer

Civil War movement

Question 8

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

Accepted Answer

Fought for civil rights

Answer

Led the Union during the Civil War

Answer

Fought for independence from British

Answer

Led the United States during the World War II

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Terrorists attacked the United States

Answer

Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast

Answer

The economic recession started in the United States

Answer

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

Question 10

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States

Accepted Answer

Cherokee

Answer

Aborigines

Answer

Maori

Answer

Hawaiians