Evaluate the effectiveness of the Progressive Era reformers and the federal government in bringing about reform at the national level. In your answer be sure to analyze the successes and limitations of these efforts in the period 1900-1920.

The Progressive reformers, who goal it was to eliminate corruption in big business and government, were successful in bringing attention to some of these major problems, but were somewhat unsuccessful in making any real tangible changes before the Great Depression hit in 1929.