78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.★ 65/20
Official answers:
- World War I
- World War II
- Korean War
- Vietnam War
- (Persian) Gulf War
Why? Other 1900s wars: World War I, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War.
Recent American history: civics questions 78–87 with answers
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Play this level79. Who was President during World War I?
Official answer:
- (Woodrow) Wilson
Why? The U.S. joined World War I in 1917, when Wilson was President.
80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Official answer:
- (Franklin) Roosevelt
Why? Franklin Roosevelt was elected four times, from 1932 to 1944. People often call him FDR.
- depression: a long time when many people have no work
81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Official answer:
- Japan, Germany, and Italy
Why? These three countries were called the Axis powers.
82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
Official answer:
- World War II
Why? General Eisenhower led the Allied armies in Europe. He became President in 1953.
- general: a top leader in the army
83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Official answer:
- Communism
Why? After World War II, the U.S. and the Soviet Union were rivals. The U.S. tried to stop communism from spreading.
- communism: a system where the government owns most things
84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Official answer:
- civil rights (movement)
Why? In the 1950s and 1960s, people marched and worked for equal rights for Black Americans.
- discrimination: treating people unfairly because of who they are
85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?★ 65/20
Official answers:
- fought for civil rights
- worked for equality for all Americans
Why? He worked for equality for all Americans. His famous speech is “I Have a Dream.”
- civil rights: equal rights and fair treatment for all people
86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Official answer:
- Terrorists attacked the United States.
Why? Nearly 3,000 people died in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania.
- terrorist: a person who uses violence to make people afraid
87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Official answers:
- Cherokee
- Navajo
- Sioux
- Chippewa
- Choctaw
- Pueblo
- Apache
- Iroquois
- Creek
- Blackfeet
- Seminole
- Cheyenne
- Arawak
- Shawnee
- Mohegan
- Huron
- Oneida
- Lakota
- Crow
- Teton
- Hopi
- Inuit
USCIS Officers will be supplied with a list of federally recognized American Indian tribes.
Why? The Aztec, Inca and Maya lived in Mexico, Central America and South America, not in the U.S.
- tribe: a group of people with the same culture
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