GED Social Studies Practice: U.S. History
GED Testing Service says about 20 percent of the Social Studies test is United States history. Practice founding documents, the Civil War and Reconstruction, civil rights, the world wars and the Cold War.
35 questions in 68 minutes, the real test’s question time, split by GED Testing Service’s content shares and scored by area with an explanation for every answer. 7 of the questions are United States History.
Or try the free United States History drill- 26 original United States History questions, each answer explained
- About 20% of the GED Social Studies test
- 2 topic drills, ten questions each
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What United States History covers
- Founding through Reconstruction (USH.a–USH.c, USH.e): key documents, the Revolution and early republic, westward expansion and Indian policy, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction.
- Civil rights to the present (USH.d, USH.f–USH.h): jim Crow and civil rights, the world wars, the Cold War, the Great Society, Watergate and foreign policy since 9/11.
Codes are GED Testing Service’s assessment targets and content topics from its Assessment Guide for Educators; the topic groupings and summaries are ours.
United States History practice by topic
- Founding to Reconstruction
Key documents, the Revolution and early republic, westward expansion and Indian policy, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction. 13 questions.
Free founding to reconstruction drill - Civil rights to today
Jim Crow and civil rights, the world wars, the Cold War, the Great Society, Watergate and foreign policy since 9/11. 13 questions.
Free civil rights to today drill
Free United States History drill (ten questions across its topics)
7 United States History questions in a full timed exam
35 questions in 68 minutes, the real test’s question time, split by GED Testing Service’s content shares and scored by area with an explanation for every answer. 7 of the questions are United States History.
Or try the free United States History drillCommon questions
How much U.S. history is on the GED?
About 20 percent of the Social Studies test, according to GED Testing Service’s Assessment Guide for Educators.
Which periods of U.S. history does the GED cover?
Key documents such as the Magna Carta and the Declaration of Independence, the Revolution and early republic, the Civil War and Reconstruction, civil rights, European settlement, the world wars, the Cold War and foreign policy since 9/11.
35 questions in 68 minutes, the real test’s question time, split by GED Testing Service’s content shares and scored by area with an explanation for every answer. 7 of the questions are United States History.
Or try the free United States History drillMore GED Social Studies practice
Content areas and shares checked November 2026: Assessment Guide for Educators: Social Studies · GED Testing Service: Social Studies test.
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