Progressive Movement and World War I Quiz

What was the main goal of the Progressive Movement in the early 1900s?

• A. To expand the free enterprise system

• D. To support big business monopolies

• B. To combat corruption and improve living conditions

• C. To increase political restrictions

Who were the muckrakers in the Progressive Movement?

• A. Business moguls

• B. Investigative journalists, scholars, preachers, and novelists

• C. Political leaders

• D. Labor union representatives

Which president used the Square Deal to regulate corporations and protect workers and consumers?

• A. Theodore Roosevelt

• B. William Howard Taft

• C. Woodrow Wilson

• D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

What event led to the United States entering World War I?

• A. Sinking of the Lusitania

• D. German invasion of Belgium

• B. Zimmerman Telegram

• C. Russian Revolution

When did Congress pass the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote?

• C. 1919

• A. 1915

• D. 1920

• B. 1917

What was the main effect of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany?

• A. It granted Germany more territory

• C. It allowed Germany to maintain a large military

• B. It required Germany to pay reparations and give up territory

• D. It absolved Germany of all responsibility for the war

Who proposed the creation of the League of Nations after World War I?

• A. Theodore Roosevelt

• B. Woodrow Wilson

• C. Franklin D. Roosevelt

• D. Harry S. Truman

What technological advancement was made by the Wright Brothers in 1903?

• A. Telephone

• B. Airplane

• C. Automobile

• D. Radio

Who developed a new system of making cars using a moving assembly line?

• A. Thomas Edison

• B. Alexander Graham Bell

• C. Henry Ford

• D. Nikola Tesla

What major event led to the fall of four great dynasties and the rise of radical political groups?

• C. World War I

• B. Treaty of Versailles

• D. League of Nations formation

• A. Russian Revolution