U.S. civics test study guideOut of Many, One

Chapter 23 of 25

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In August 1990, Iraq invaded its small, oil-rich neighbor Kuwait. The United States entered the Persian Gulf WarQ114 to force the Iraqi military from Kuwait. A coalition of more than 30 nations achieved that in about six weeks in early 1991. That December, the Soviet Union broke apart, and the Cold War was over.

In 1992, an amendment James Madison had proposed back in 1789 was finally ratified, more than 200 years later. Over the centuries, over 11,000 amendments have been proposed in Congress, but only a handful survived. Counting that one, the number of amendments the U.S. Constitution hasQ7 is 27.

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