⁨American History⁩: संयुक्त राज्य की नागरिकता परीक्षा के सवाल

स्वीकार्य जवाब: Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation); Saved (or preserved) the Union; Led the United States during the Civil War; 16th president of the United States; Delivered the Gettysburg Address

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President and led the United States during the Civil War. He signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared enslaved people in most Southern states free. (Study guide, chapter 10.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

जवाब: (Thomas) Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. In it he wrote that everyone has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. (Study guide, chapter 8.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨(Thomas) Jefferson⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

स्वीकार्य जवाब: 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

On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four airplanes. Two hit the World Trade Center in New York City, one hit the Pentagon in Virginia, and one crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and almost 3,000 people died. (Study guide, chapter 11.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨Terrorists attacked the United States⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

स्वीकार्य जवाब: “Father of Our Country”; First president of the United States; General of the Continental Army; President of the Constitutional Convention

George Washington was the general of the colonial army in the Revolutionary War and then the first President, serving from 1789 to 1797. He is known as the Father of Our Country. (Study guide, chapter 9.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨“Father of Our Country”⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

स्वीकार्य जवाब: 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”

Martin Luther King, Jr., was a leader of the civil rights movement who organized peaceful protests against racial discrimination. He gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. (Study guide, chapter 11.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨Fought for civil rights⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

स्वीकार्य जवाब: American Indians; Native Americans

Native Americans, also called American Indians, lived in the Americas for around 20,000 years before Europeans arrived. There were many tribes, each with its own culture, language and form of government. (Study guide, chapter 7.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨American Indians⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

जवाब: Spain

In the 1400s some European countries built ships that could cross the ocean, and Spain went first. England, France and Portugal created colonies later.

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨Spain was the first country to send ships across the Atlantic Ocean.⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

स्वीकार्य जवाब: 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)

The official list gives three accepted reasons, the first being that Germany attacked U.S. civilian ships. The study guide says only that the United States joined the war in 1917 and fought until 1918. (From the official list of answers.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

जवाब: The Civil War

After the Civil War ended in 1865, all the people enslaved in the Southern states were freed. The 13th Amendment, added that December, made slavery illegal in the United States. (Study guide, chapter 10.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨The Civil War⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

जवाब: (U.S.) Constitution

The Constitution was written in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. That was eleven years after the Declaration of Independence. (Study guide, chapter 1.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨(U.S.) Constitution⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

जवाब: To stop the spread of communism

During the Cold War the United States wanted to stop other countries from becoming communist. North Korea was one of the countries the study guide names as becoming communist. (Study guide, chapter 11.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨To stop the spread of communism⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

जवाब: Banks and businesses closed, and many people could not find work

The Great Depression was the worst time for the economy in American history. Many people lost their jobs, their homes and their money.

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨banks and businesses around the country closed⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

स्वीकार्य जवाब: (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)

On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The next day President Roosevelt announced that the United States would enter the war, and Congress voted to declare war. (Study guide, chapter 11.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨(Bombing of) Pearl Harbor⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

स्वीकार्य जवाब: Africans; People from Africa

Millions of people were taken from Africa by force and sold as slaves in North and South America. The first group of enslaved Africans was brought to Jamestown in 1619. (Study guide, chapter 7.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨Africans⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

स्वीकार्य जवाब: Communism; Nuclear war

The main concern of the United States during the Cold War was the spread of communism. Communism is a type of government in which the government plans the economy and controls most resources. (Study guide, chapter 11.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨Communism⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

स्वीकार्य जवाब: American Revolution; The (American) Revolutionary War; War for (American) Independence

The colonists went to war with Great Britain in 1775, in what is called the American Revolutionary War. It ended in 1783, when Britain signed a treaty agreeing that the United States was independent. (Study guide, chapter 8.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨American Revolution⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

जवाब: Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President, in office from 1913 to 1921. He led the country through World War I.

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨Woodrow Wilson was President during World War I.⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

जवाब: Fought to end racial discrimination

The civil rights movement was the movement to end racial discrimination in the United States. It led Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act in 1965. (Study guide, chapter 11.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨Fought to end racial discrimination⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

स्वीकार्य जवाब: “Father of the Constitution”; Fourth president of the United States; President during the War of 1812; One of the writers of the Federalist Papers

James Madison was one of the Founders at the Constitutional Convention and one of the three writers of the Federalist Papers. The official list also accepts that he was the fourth President. (Study guide, chapter 5.)

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨“Father of the Constitution”⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया

जवाब: Enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free

The people enslaved in Galveston, Texas, were the last to learn that the war was over and they were free. Juneteenth is now a national holiday marking the end of slavery.

आधिकारिक गाइड से: “⁨June 19th became a holiday called Juneteenth.⁩” आधिकारिक स्रोत, 14 अक्टूबर 2026 को जाँचा गया