Question

How did the role of the federal government expand during the progressive era?

Your answer should explain, but not be limited to:

Nationalism and it's relation to the rise of the federal government.

Variegated forms of progressive movements.

Reaction to increased industrialization and wealth inequality.

Answer 1

The federal government expanded with a wide range of changes and developments. One of the major implementation was the eighteenth amendment passed in late 1917 which was to ban manufacturing, sale and transportation of alcohol.
But the nineteenth amendment gave woman the right to vote. The political ideology was to favor actions that are rational for the welfare and improvement of the society..The civil rights for the African Americans were not given much importance. The modernization was to improvement on education and family welfare