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1900s — Cold War & Communism
4 official civics questions from the 2025 version (128 questions) of the USCIS naturalization test — the 2025 test applies if USCIS received your Form N-400 on or after October 20, 2025. Topic area: american history — c: recent american history and other important historical information. On test day the officer asks 20 questions from the full bank of 128 and you need 12 correct.
Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War?
Answer: Soviet Union
During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
Answer: Communism
Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
Answer: To stop the spread of communism
Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
Answer: To stop the spread of communism
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- The Three Branches — Overview
- Principles — System Fundamentals
- Principles — Constitution & Amendments
- Principles — Declaration & Founding Ideas
- Congress — Structure, Counts & Terms
- Presidency & Executive Branch
- Judiciary & Supreme Court
- Federalism — Federal vs State Powers
- Current Officeholders & Your State (dynamic set)
- Rights — Voting & Resident-vs-Citizen
- Rights — Citizenship, Pledge & Oath
- Rights — Civic Duties & Participation
- Colonial — Peoples & Settlement
- Colonial — Revolution & Independence
- Colonial — The Founders
- Colonial — 1787 Constitution & Federalist Papers
- 1800s — Expansion, Civil War & Lincoln
- 1800s — Reconstruction Amendments & Suffrage
- 1900s — World Wars
- 1900s — Great Depression & FDR
- 1900s — Cold War & Communism — you are here
- 1900s — Rights Movements & Suffrage
- Recent History & American Heritage
- Symbols — Flag, Capital, Statue, Anthem & Motto
- Holidays — incl. Memorial-vs-Veterans Trap Pair
- English Component — Reading & Writing (M-715)