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8th Grade
01/08/2009
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progressive era
 Definition
period of the late 1800's where reformers tried to improve society
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referendum
 Definition
voters decide on an issue
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initiative
 Definition
voters introduce and idea to state gov.
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18th amendment
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Prohibition
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recall
 Definition
to remove a corrupt official
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19th amendment
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womens' suffrage
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muckrakers
 Definition
journalists who worked to expose corruption
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Upton Sinclair
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wrote the Jungle to expose meat packing conditions
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