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2025 Civics Test · Question 109 of 128
During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
En español: Durante la Guerra Fría, ¿cuál era una preocupación principal de los Estados Unidos? — ver en español
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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)
- Communism
- Nuclear war
Why this is the answerTwo fears at once: communism spreading country by country, and the nuclear weapons both sides had aimed at each other. Either one is an accepted answer.
This answer is free — here and everywhere else on the internet. Still having it in the interview room, out loud, in English, under pressure: that’s what Naturalizer trains.
In the Naturalizer app, this question is taught inside “The long arc” — American history from the colonies to today, told as one continuous thread. On the real test, an officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions out loud; 12 correct answers pass.
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