World Wars and History
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
What is freed the slaves ▪ freed slaves in the Confederacy ▪ freed slaves in the Confederate states ▪ freed slaves in most Southern states?
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
What is fought for women’s rights ,fought for civil rights
What is the capital of the United States?
Where is Washington, D.C?
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Where is the Missouri (River) Mississippi (River)?
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Where is New York (Harbor) ▪ Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]?
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Where is Japan, Germany, and Italy?
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
What is World War 2?
Name one state that borders Mexico
Where is California ▪ Arizona ▪ New Mexico ▪ Texas?
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
What is the Pacific (Ocean)?
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
What is because there were 13 original colonies ,because the stripes represent the original colonies?
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
What is World War I ▪ World War II ▪ Korean War ▪ Vietnam War ▪ (Persian) Gulf War?
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
What is Communism?
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
What is Terrorists attacked the United States?
Name one U.S. territory.
Where is Puerto Rico ▪ U.S. Virgin Islands ▪ American Samoa ▪ Northern Mariana Islands ▪ Guam?
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
What is because there is one star for each state ▪ because each star represents a state ▪ because there are 50 states?
Who was President during World War I?
Who is (Woodrow) Wilson?
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
What is fought for civil rights ▪ worked for equality for all Americans?
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Where is [USCIS Officers will be supplied with a list of federally recognized American Indian tribes.] ▪ Cherokee ▪ Navajo ▪ Sioux ▪ Chippewa ▪ Choctaw ▪ Pueblo ▪ Apache ▪ Iroquois ▪ Creek ▪ Blackfeet ▪ Seminole ▪ Cheyenne ▪ Arawak ▪ Shawnee ▪ Mohegan ▪ Huron ▪ Oneida ▪ Lakota ▪ Crow ▪ Teton ▪ Hopi ▪ Inuit?
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
What is the Atlantic (Ocean)?
What is the name of the national anthem?
What is The Star-Spangled Banner?
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Who is (Franklin) Roosevelt?
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
What is civil rights (movement)?
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
When is July 4?
Name one state that borders Canada.
Where is Maine ▪ New Hampshire ▪ Vermont ▪ New York ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Ohio ▪ Michigan ▪ Minnesota ▪ North Dakota ▪ Montana ▪ Idaho ▪ Washington ▪ Alaska?
Name two national U.S. holidays
When is New Year’s Day ▪ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ▪ Presidents’ Day ▪ Memorial Day ▪ Independence Day ▪ Labor Day ▪ Columbus Day ▪ Veterans Day ▪ Thanksgiving ▪ Christmas?