Throughout the period 1890 to 1920, the Progressive Era served as a ground for the federal government to carry out reforms at the local and national levels which include to curb the ill effects of urbanization, industrialization and political corruption. Proponents of the progressive movement were forbidden by the problems such as limited national budget.
The United States became an imperialist nation at the end of the 19th century because Americans wanted to expand overseas with their belief in manifest destiny.
