2008 civics test · Question 79 · Recent American History
Who was President during World War I?
Official answer
- (Woodrow) Wilson
What this means
The president during World War I was Woodrow Wilson.
Wilson was president from 1913 to 1921. He kept the United States out of the war at first, but in 1917 he asked Congress to declare war on Germany after German submarines attacked American ships. After the war, he pushed for a “League of Nations” to help prevent future wars.
The answer is simply (Woodrow) Wilson.
Why this is on the test
This 2008 question connects a specific president to World War I, one of the major conflicts of the early 1900s.
How this question is asked
On the 2008 civics test, the officer asks up to 10 of the 100 questions out loud and you pass by answering 6 correctly. You answer in your own words. There is no multiple choice and nothing to write down for the civics portion.
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