A to Z by Decade: 1950s

A

German-born physicist and father of the Theory of Relativity who died in 1955

B

1954 Supreme Court ruling which declared segregation unconstitutional

C

Political and military uprising led by Fidel Castro which overthrew the dictatorship of Batista in Cuba

D

US general who was relieved by Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1951 after suggesting that the US keep fighting into China following the Korean War

E

Name for group of communist countries in Central and Eastern Europe in the sphere of Soviet influence

F

Vietnam was originally a colony of this nation, who left following the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954

G

1959 rock and roll film named for a Chuck Berry song featuring the performances of several big artists

H

1952 blues hit by Big Mama Thornton famously covered by Elvis Presley four years later

I

Campaign slogan showing support for Dwight D. Eisenhower seen on pins

J

Soviet leader who suddenly died of a stroke in 1953, creating a brief power vacuum

K

North Korean leader during the Korean War

L

Artist behind Tutti Frutti and Good Golly, Miss Molly

M

City where Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person

N

Soviet leader who ultimately took over after the death of J, ousting Georgy Malenkov

O

1957 Disney film about a boy and his dog which ends in tragedy

P

Deadly disease which Jonas Salk successfully created a vaccine for in 1955

Q

1956 Doris Day song which means “Whatever will be, will be”

R

Anti-communist witch hunt led by US Senator Joseph McCarthy

S

City recaptured and liberated by UN forces following the invasion at Incheon

T

Country annexed by China in 1959

U

Country which won its second World Cup in 1950

V

George de Mestral received a patent for this invention, inspired by burs sticking to his dog’s fur, in 1954

W

A famous photo taken in 1956 shows photographer Cecil J. Williams drinking from a water fountain that reads this phrase

X

US unit led by Edward M. Almond which led the amphibious landings at Incheon in 1950

Y

Major dam constructions were started on this river in China throughout the 50s, which flooded in 1958

Z

Chinese leader behind the Great Leap Forward: Mao ______