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2025 civics test · Question 103 of 128 · American History: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
What was the Great Depression?
Answer
- Longest economic recession in modern history
About this question
- It is question 103 on the official USCIS list of 128 questions for the 2025 civics test, the test for people who filed Form N-400 on or after October 20, 2025. Which test do I take?
- It is not one of the 20 questions for 65/20 applicants.
- At the interview the officer asks up to 20 questions out loud and you need 12 correct answers to pass.
More questions on this topic
American History: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
- 100. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
- 101. Why did the United States enter World War I?
- 102. When did all women get the right to vote?
- 104. When did the Great Depression start?
- 105. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
- 106. Why did the United States enter World War II?
- 107. Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
- 108. Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?
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