115. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
American History · Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information65/20 special consideration question
Accepted answer(s)
- 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
Officers ask history questions like this one to check general knowledge of how the country was formed. On the 2025 Civics Test, "Terrorists attacked the United States" is the answer to give if asked directly — related historical trivia beyond that isn't required to pass.
This is question 115 of the 2025 Civics Test. See it on uscis.gov.
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