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During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?

Nuclear war.

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  1. The Great Depression
  2. Nuclear war ✔
  3. Taxation without representation

Why: During the Cold War the United States and the Soviet Union built up nuclear weapons, and people feared a nuclear war. USCIS also accepts communism.

Huh, didn't know that: USCIS accepts two answers for this question: communism or nuclear war.

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Why was the snowman nervous in history class? They were covering the Cold War.
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Answer: Nuclear war. During the Cold War the United States and the Soviet Union built up nuclear weapons, and people feared a nuclear war. USCIS also accepts communism.

  1. USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version) www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/2025-Civics-Test-128-Questions-and-Answers.pdf
    During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States? Communism. Nuclear war
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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