1950s Cars
A car made by Dodge in the 1950's
Corenet, Daytona, Royal, La Femme, Power Wagon, D Series, Monaco, Ramage, Omni, Wayfarer, M37, Regent, Crusader.
Most Popular Music Genre of the 50's
Rock'nRoll
What US official was fired following the Korean War?
General MacArthur
What year did Disneyland open?
1955
What caused the Civil Rights Movement?
Racism and Segregation
Fastest American Car in the 50's
Chevy Corvette
Who dominated the Music Industry in the late 1950's?
Elvis Presley
The zone-splitting North and South Korea.
Demilitarized Zone
What book did Dr. Suess publish in 1957?
The Cat in the Hat
What famous speech did Martin Luther King Jr. give?
"I have a Dream"
Fastest car of the 1950's
Aston Martin DB4 GT
Elvis Presley's most popular song.
Love Me Tender
An important arena for the Cold War leading to the establishment of NASA.
Space Race
RCA broadcasts what on June 25, 1951?
The first color television program
What methods were used during the Civil Rights Movement?
Nonviolence resistance and civil disobedience
A Chevy Car. A TV show has the same name in it.
Bel Air
Most popular actress of the 1950s
Marilyn Monroe
Who coined the term "Cold War"?
George Orwell
On what date did Alaska become the 49th state of the US?
January 3, 1959
MLK advocated the principles of civil disobedience and nonviolent protest first pioneered by who?
Mahatma Gandhi
Most sold car of the 50's
Chevy Bel Air
Top movie of 1950
Samson and Delilah
Which "war" never had a formal declaration of war nor a peace treaty ever signed?
Korean War
What MLB team was in 8 of the 10 World Series of the decade?
The New York Yankees
What emerged as a major force in the Civil Rights Movement?
SNCC (The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)