The 1950

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The 1950s

• By Margaret Riedy,Kendra Laurens,Theo Ferguson,
  Connor Duffy.

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Key People

• Dwight D. Eisenhower- 34th of the United States.
  World War 2 war hero. His campaign slogan was I
  like Ike. Also wanted to maintain world peace.
• Martin Luther King- Remembered for his
  leadership. Civil Rights activist. Did some work
  in the 50s but his mo st popular speeches and
  boycotts were in the 60s.
• Rosa Parks- Refused to give up her seat for a
  white man. Later got arrested for breaking a Jim
  Crow Law.
• Werhner Von Braun- Helped the United States get
  up to par with the Soviet Union technology.
• Joseph Stalin- Soviet Dictator. Died in 1953.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Martin Luther King
Rosa Parks
Wernher Von Braun
Joseph Stalin
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Key Events

• The Korean War- North Korean Communist Troops
  crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea
  starting the Korean War in 1950. The US sided
  with the South, and the Soviet Union sided with
  the North. During the war, the US was able to
  contain communism.
• Alaska and Hawaii- in 1959 Alaska and Hawaii
  became the 49th and 50th states. This greatly
  increased US territory.
• Montgomery Bus Boycott- In 1955, this boycott
  headed my Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa
  Parks. It all began when Rosa Parks was arrested
  for breaking a Jim Crow Law.
• The Red Scare- This was the scare of communism
  in the US. Senator McCarthy accused suspicious
  people of being communists.
• The Sending of Sputnik- Created by the Soviet
  Union, Sputnik (a man made satellite)
  successfully orbited around earth in 1957.

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Montgomery Bus Boycott.
The Korean War
Sputnik
Alaska and Hawaii
The Red Scare.
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Technology/Inventions

• Explorer I- The United States caught up with the
  Soviet Union in technology through our artificial
  satellite Explorer I.
• Saran Wrap- Saran wrap was created in 1953 to
  keep food fresher for longer. It could also
  withstand extremely high temperature without the
  food going bad.
• Television- By the year 1950 millions of
  Americans had televisions in their home for
  entertainment. The four major networks were CBS,
  NBC, ABC Dumont network.
• Xerox Machine- The first xerox machine was
  created by a patent holder by the name of Chester
  Carlson. It was designed in 1950. He called it
  xerography.
• Vaccination For Polio- Jonas Salk Created the
  vaccination for polio 1953. The vaccine
  consisted of dead polio virus , which can enable
  the body to create antibodies without risks of
  infection.

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Explorer 1
Saran Wrap
Xerox Machine
Television
Television
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Fads Fashion

• Popular phrases included words like the fuzz,
  which means the police Knuckle sandwich, which
  means a punch in the face Cat, which means a
  cool guy chick, which means a cool girl and
  beatnik, which means an extremly cool person
  who lives spontaneously.
• Girls fashion included a tight sweater, a poodle
  skirt with sequined decoration, bobby socks, and
  saddle shoes.
• Boys Fashion included faded and/or ripped jeans
  and a white tee with a rock and roll symbol.
• Girls played with the new found Barbie Doll
  designed and released in 1959. Boys played with
  Davey Crockett and oy Rogers toys.
• Popular designers such as Dior, Chanel, and
  Givenchy were copied in the US.

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Coco Chanel
Girls Fashion
Barbie Doll
The Fuzz
Boys Fashion
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Music Entertainment

• Elvis Presley- One of the most popular artists of
  not only the decade but of the century. With
  hits like Aint Nothin But a Hound Dog and
  Blue Suede Shoes, Elvis quickly became the
  first teen idol of the 1950s. His outragious
  clothes, hair, and dance moves made new fashion
  trends.
• Drive in Theaters- The number of drive in
  theaters increased five times from 1950- 1958.
  Cars were a sign of coolness. Drive ins
  increased in both size and number.
• Johnny Cash- When he first started his career in
  the music biz, he sang mostly RB and a little
  bit of rock. In 56, he released his hit album,
  I Walk the Line.
• Bill Haley- He released his hit Rock Around The
  Clock in 55. Rock and Roll brought new dances
  and trends to the US.
• Patsy Cline- A Country Singer, she came out with
  hits like Faded Love and So Long. She was singed
  to a label in 53.

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Patsy Cline
Elvis Presley
Bill Haley
Drive in theater
Johnny Cash