U.S. Citizenship Test Practice: Wars in American History
- Wars in American History
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
These questions cover the wars the United States has fought, their order and their results. Tip: put the wars on a simple timeline, because many questions ask which war came first or what happened in a certain century.
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Question 1
Which of these wars happened first?
Correct answer: B
The War of 1812 came first (1812-1815), then the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), the Civil War (1861-1865) and the Spanish-American War (1898).
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Question 2
The words of "The Star-Spangled Banner" were inspired by the British attack on Fort McHenry. In which war did this happen?
Correct answer: A
Francis Scott Key watched the British attack Fort McHenry in Baltimore in 1814, during the War of 1812. The flag still flying the next morning inspired his poem.
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Question 3
From 1950 to 1953, the United States fought to defend a country on a peninsula in East Asia against a communist invasion. Which war was this?
Correct answer: D
In the Korean War, the United States and its allies defended South Korea after North Korea invaded in 1950. The Vietnam War came later and was fought in Southeast Asia.
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Question 4
In World War II, the United States fought on the same side as which country?
Correct answer: C
The United States and Great Britain were Allies in World War II, together with the Soviet Union and others. Germany, Italy and Japan were the Axis powers.
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Question 5
What was one main cause of the Civil War?
Correct answer: A
Disagreement over slavery, especially whether it could spread into new western territories, was a main cause of the Civil War. The tea tax led to protests before the Revolution.
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Question 6
The Cold War ended around 1991. Which event marked its end?
Correct answer: D
The Soviet Union broke up in 1991, which ended the Cold War. Germany surrendered in 1945, at the end of World War II, and Korea is still divided.
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Question 7
During the Revolutionary War, which European country sent soldiers and warships to help the Americans fight Britain?
Correct answer: C
France became an ally of the United States in 1778 and sent troops and a fleet. French help was important at the final victory at Yorktown in 1781.
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Question 8
After the Spanish-American War of 1898, which island became a territory of the United States?
Correct answer: B
Spain gave Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines to the United States after the 1898 war. Puerto Rico is still a U.S. territory today.
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Question 9
In 1945, near the end of World War II, the United States used atomic bombs against which country?
Correct answer: D
The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, and Japan surrendered soon after. Germany had already surrendered in May 1945.
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Question 10
Which war is sometimes called "the War Between the States"?
Correct answer: B
The Civil War (1861-1865) was fought between the Northern states of the Union and the Southern states of the Confederacy, so it is also called the War Between the States.
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