2025 civics test · Question 101

Why did the United States enter World War I?

Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

Accepted USCIS answers

  • 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)

Source: USCIS 2025 question list. Question list checked September 29, 2026.