A to Z by Decade: 1950s

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

1954 Supreme Court ruling which declared segregation unconstitutional

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Korean leader during the Korean War

Artist behind Tutti Frutti and Good Golly, Miss Molly

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

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

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

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

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

Anti-communist witch hunt led by US Senator Joseph McCarthy

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

Country annexed by China in 1959

Country which won its second World Cup in 1950

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

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

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

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

Chinese leader behind the Great Leap Forward: Mao ______