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THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT BEGINS. SOCIAL PROBLEMS  Environmental Destruction  Child Labor  Immigrant Discrimination  Alcoholism  Political Corruption.

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1 THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT BEGINS

2 SOCIAL PROBLEMS  Environmental Destruction  Child Labor  Immigrant Discrimination  Alcoholism  Political Corruption  Lack of suffrage

3 PROHIBITION  The banning of alcoholic beverages. Passed as the 18 th amendment.

4 MUCKRAKERS  Journalists who wrote about the corrupt side of business and public life

5 17 TH AMMENDMENT  Provided for the selection of state senators by popular election, rather than by state legislators

6 PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT  A group of people that shared four goals 1. Protect social welfare 2. Promoting moral improvement 3. Creating economic reform 4. Fostering efficiency

7 PROTECTING WORKERS  End child labor  Limit hours  Increase wages

8 OREGON’S REFORMS  Initiative  A bill originated by the people rather than lawmakers  Referendum  A vote on the initiative  Recall  Voters could remove a public official from office


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