128 Civics Questions and Answers

• Susan B. Anthony
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Sojourner Truth
• Harriet Tubman
• Lucretia Mott
• Lucy Stone

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C: Recent American History and Other Important
Historical Information

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

• World War I
• World War II
• Korean War
• Vietnam War
• (Persian) Gulf War

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101. Why did the United
States enter World War
I?

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• Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian)
ships
• To support the Allied Powers (England,
France, Italy, and Russia)
• To oppose the Central Powers (Germany,
Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire,
and Bulgaria)

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102. When did all women
get the right to vote?

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• 1920
• After World War I
• (With the) 19th Amendment

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103. What was the Great
Depression?

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• Longest economic recession in
modern history

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104. When did the Great
Depression start?

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• The Great Crash (1929)
• Stock market crash of 1929

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105. Who was president
during the Great
Depression and World War
II?

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• (Franklin) Roosevelt

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106. Why did the United
States enter World War
II?

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• (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor
• Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
• To support the Allied Powers
(England, France, and Russia)
• To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany,
Italy, and Japan)

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107. Dwight Eisenhower is
famous for many things.
Name one.

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• General during World War II
• President at the end of (during) the
Korean War
• 34th president of the United States
• Signed the Federal-Aid Highway
Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate
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108. Who was the United
States’ main rival during
the Cold War?

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• Soviet Union
• USSR
• Russia

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

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• Communism
• Nuclear war

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110. Why did the United
States enter the Korean
War?

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• To stop the spread of communism

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111. Why did the United
States enter the Vietnam
War?

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• To stop the spread of communism

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112. What did the civil
rights movement do?

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• Fought to end racial discrimination

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113. Martin Luther King, Jr.
is famous for many things.
Name one. *

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• Fought for civil rights
• Worked for equality for all
Americans
• Worked to ensure that people
would “not be judged by the color
of their skin, but by the content of
their character”

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114. Why did the United
States enter the Persian
Gulf War?

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• To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait

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

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• Terrorists attacked the United States
• Terrorists took over two planes and crashed
them into the World Trade Center in New
York City
• Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into
the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
• Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed
at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field
in Pennsylvania

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116. Name one U.S.
military conflict after
the September 11, 2001
attacks.

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• (Global) War on Terror
• War in Afghanistan
• War in Iraq

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117. Name one American
Indian tribe in the United
States.

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• Apache • Huron • Seneca
• Blackfeet • Inupiat
• Cayuga • Lakota • Shawnee
• Cherokee • Mohawk
• Cheyenne • Mohegan • Sioux
• Chippewa • Navajo
• Choctaw • Oneida • Teton
• Creek • Onondaga
• Crow • Pueblo • Tuscarora
• Hopi • Seminole
• For a complete
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118. Name one example of
an American innovation.

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• Light bulb
• Automobile (cars, combustible engine)
• Skyscrapers
• Airplane
• Assembly line
• Landing on the moon
• Integrated circuit (IC)

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SYMBOLS AND
HOLIDAYS

A: Symbols

119. What is the capital of
the United States?

• Washington, D.C.

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120. Where is the Statue of
Liberty?

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• New York (Harbor)
• Liberty Island [Also acceptable
are New Jersey, near New York
City, and on the Hudson (River).]

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121. Why does the flag
have 13 stripes? *

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• (Because there were) 13 original
colonies
• (Because the stripes) represent
the original colonies

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122. Why does the flag
have 50 stars?

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• (Because there is) one star for each state
• (Because) each star represents a state
• (Because there are) 50 states

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123. What is the name of
the national anthem?

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• The Star-Spangled Banner

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124. The Nation’s first
motto was “E Pluribus
Unum.” What does that
mean?

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