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1. 'reapportionment'

'Ask not what your country will do for you, ask what you can do for your country.'People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.

2. VISTA

'Ask not what your country will do for you, ask what you can do for your country.'Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.

3. Ralph Nader

People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.'Ask not what your country will do for you, ask what you can do for your country.'Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.

4. JFK Inaugural Address

People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.'Ask not what your country will do for you, ask what you can do for your country.'Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).

5. SNCC

A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeLed the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.

6. 1964 Election

A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.Johnson vs Goldwater. Issues: LBJ's leadership is advantage. Goldwater is very conservative (doesn't become moderate for campaign). Goldwater talks about limited nuclear attacks on Vietnam. Outcome: Johnson got over 60% of the vote and control of Congress.Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.

7. AIM (American Indian Movement)

People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.A Native American grassroots movement founded in July 1968.A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).

8. 'missile gap'

JFK's claim that we are behind the Russians (not true).People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).

9. Economic Opportunity Act

A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.HQ of the war on poverty is the Office of Economic Opportunity. Has 10 programs, including: food stamps, Job Corps (training for HS drop-outs), VISTA (volunteers in service to America - domestic Peace Corps), Head Start (for children in poverty - special education so they don't get left behind).Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).

10. 'War on Poverty'

Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.Johnson's movement against poverty.A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.

11. Bay of Pigs Invasion

Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.CIA wanted to trigger and uprising and overthrow Castro. JFK didn't allow US planes to help (no US involvement). 1600 Cuban exiles land at Bay of Pigs, quickly crushed. JFK takes blame on national TV.

12. James Meredith

Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).Crucial in desegregating 'Ol Miss college. Enrolls at age 28 and is able to graduate 4 years later. Was an air force veteran.A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.

13. counterculture

A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.The rejection of middle class (traditional) values by members of the middle class. Members are against the 'Establishment.'Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).

14. Medicare / Medicaid

Medicare takes care of medical bills of the elderly (65+) through social security. Medicaid is for disabled / needy Americans with no social security and are below the age of 65.Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.

15. Cuban Missile Crisis

A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.Russians want to put short range missiles in Cuba. JFK arranges 'quarantine' in Atlantic to prevent Soviet ships. Soviet ships turn around. Outcome: All offensive equipment in Cuba removed. US promises not to invade. Quarantine ends. Khrushchev removed from power.

16. John Glenn

A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.First American to orbit space.Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.

17. 11/22/63

People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.JFK is assassinated in Dallas Texas. Killed by Lee Harvey Oswald. He is later killed by Jack Ruby out of 'revenge'. Day US innocence is lost.A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).

18. 'flexible response'

Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).JFK wants more flexibility. Creates the Special Forces who can 'survive on snake meat and kill with precision.'A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.

19. 24th Amendment

Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.Prohibits poll taxes in for federal elections.People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.

20. March on Washington

People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.August 28, 1963. Highlight is MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech.

21. 'sit-ins'

Form of non-violent protest. Protesters sit in public areas until they are served; huge volume of people. First at Woolworths in North Carolina.A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).

22. Black Power

People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).Starts with Stokely Carmichael, the head of the SNCC. Radical approach. For some it means revolution / violence, for others it means getting more control over their lives.

23. Berlin Wall

Khrushchev wants allies out of West Berlin. Starts wall in August, 1961. People risk lives to get across.A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).

24. Black Panthers

People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).Referred to as the Urban Revolutionaries. Pledged to meet white violence with black. Associated with the wave of riots (Detroit and Newark).

25. 'white flight'

A domestic version of the Peace Corps, helped out in poor areas of the US.Led the consumerism movement. Wrote 'Unsafe at Any Speed.' Was called before Congress to testify, which resulted in Congress passing laws that forced the auto industry to pay attention to safety. Also helped pass law that helps consumers if something they buy breaks (no more buyer beware).People want a greater legislator to person ratio. Urban areas had less say than rural areas. 'One man, one vote.' Boundaries are redrawn.Millions of whites who left cities for the suburbs. The number one victim were law abiding blacks.

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