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2025 Civics Test · Question 115 of 128
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
En español: ¿Qué evento importante ocurrió el 11 de septiembre de 2001 en los Estados Unidos? — ver en español
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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)
- 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
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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