USCIS 128 Civics Questions Practice Test: Part 4 (History, Symbols and Holidays)

The Korean War was fought from 1950 to 1953. Also accepted: World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, (Persian) Gulf War.

German submarine attacks on American ships led the U.S. to enter the war in 1917. Also accepted: to support the Allied Powers, to oppose the Central Powers.

The 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920. Also accepted: after World War I, (with the) 19th Amendment.

The Great Depression of the 1930s brought mass unemployment and bank failures in the United States and worldwide.

The Depression began with the Wall Street crash in October 1929. "The Great Crash (1929)" is also accepted.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was president from 1933 until his death in 1945. Theodore Roosevelt was president in the early 1900s.

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and the U.S. entered the war the next day. Also accepted: to support the Allied Powers, to oppose the Axis Powers.

Eisenhower commanded the Allied forces in Europe. Also accepted: president at the end of the Korean War, 34th president, signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Interstate System).

The Cold War (about 1947-1991) was a long rivalry with the Soviet Union. "USSR" and "Russia" are also accepted.

The U.S. worked to stop the spread of communism. "Nuclear war" is also accepted.

When communist North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, the U.S. sent troops to stop communism from spreading.

The U.S. backed South Vietnam against the communist North to stop communism from spreading in Southeast Asia.

Leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr. fought segregation and racial discrimination in the 1950s and 1960s.

King led nonviolent protests against segregation. Also accepted: worked for equality for all Americans, worked so people would "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character".

Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, and a U.S.-led coalition drove its army out in 1991, ten years before September 11.

Terrorists hijacked four planes and attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon; one plane crashed in Pennsylvania. Each of these details is also accepted.

The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in October 2001. Also accepted: (Global) War on Terror, War in Iraq. The Persian Gulf War ended in 1991.

The Cherokee Nation is one of the largest tribes in the United States. The Aztec and Inca were in Mexico and South America, the Maori live in New Zealand. The official list names many more, such as Navajo, Sioux, Apache and Seminole.

The Wright brothers flew the first powered airplane in 1903. Also accepted: light bulb, automobile, skyscrapers, assembly line, landing on the moon, integrated circuit.

Washington, D.C. has been the capital since 1800. New York City and Philadelphia were earlier temporary capitals.

The statue stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. Also accepted: Liberty Island, New Jersey, near New York City, on the Hudson River.

The 13 red and white stripes stand for the original colonies. "Because the stripes represent the original colonies" is also accepted.

There is one star for each of the 50 states; the last star was added for Hawaii in 1960. Also accepted: each star represents a state, there are 50 states.

Francis Scott Key wrote the words in 1814; it became the national anthem in 1931.

The Latin phrase means that many states form one nation. "We all become one" is also accepted. "In God We Trust" is a different, later motto.

On July 4 Americans celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. "The country's birthday" is also accepted.

All three are federal holidays. Also accepted: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Christmas Day.

Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, honors those who died while serving. Veterans Day (November 11) honors everyone who has served.

Veterans Day, November 11, honors all who served in the U.S. military. "A holiday to honor people in the (U.S.) military" is also accepted.