Timeline of the Fifties
The Fifties (1950-1959)
1950: * Start of the Korean War (June 25, 1950) * This was a civil war between North Korea and South Korea competing for control over the Korean peninsula. It wasn’t exactly a civil war since Western nations also became involved. The United Nations, which was led by the U.S under General MacArthur along with its allies versus the communist powers of the Republic of China and the Soviet Union. The war left 33,742 American soldiers dead, 92,134 wounded, and 80,000 missing in actions or prisoners. After the war, the U.S. bulked up its military by boosting the American defense budget by 50 billion and doubling the size of the army.
1951:
* Treaty of San Francisco (Sept. 8) * This was a peace treaty between Japan and part of the Allied Powers which officially ended WWII. It was signed by 48 other nations in San Francisco. It also ended Japan’s imperial powers and allocated compensation to Allied civilians and former prisoners of war.
1952:
* Elizabeth II becomes Queen (Feb 6.) * Daughter of George VI, Princess Elizabeth was coronated at the Age of 25 after her father died. She became the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states which is the Commonwealth realms. She was coronated a year later in 1953 and it became the first televised coronation in history.
1953:
* Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed (June 19) * They were the first U.S citizen convicted of communist conspiracy and espionage. Their charges were related to the passing of information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. They were also the first to be charged with the Death Penalty. * Joseph Stalin Died (March 5th) * Stalin led the Soviet Union through the post – war reconstruction phase after WWII. He had entered the nation in the Cold War with the U.S. Stalin’s reign had been cruel and impacting since he flipside Russia after his death, his successor Khrushchev denounced his legacy and began a process of
1950: * Start of the Korean War (June 25, 1950) * This was a civil war between North Korea and South Korea competing for control over the Korean peninsula. It wasn’t exactly a civil war since Western nations also became involved. The United Nations, which was led by the U.S under General MacArthur along with its allies versus the communist powers of the Republic of China and the Soviet Union. The war left 33,742 American soldiers dead, 92,134 wounded, and 80,000 missing in actions or prisoners. After the war, the U.S. bulked up its military by boosting the American defense budget by 50 billion and doubling the size of the army.
1951:
* Treaty of San Francisco (Sept. 8) * This was a peace treaty between Japan and part of the Allied Powers which officially ended WWII. It was signed by 48 other nations in San Francisco. It also ended Japan’s imperial powers and allocated compensation to Allied civilians and former prisoners of war.
1952:
* Elizabeth II becomes Queen (Feb 6.) * Daughter of George VI, Princess Elizabeth was coronated at the Age of 25 after her father died. She became the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states which is the Commonwealth realms. She was coronated a year later in 1953 and it became the first televised coronation in history.
1953:
* Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed (June 19) * They were the first U.S citizen convicted of communist conspiracy and espionage. Their charges were related to the passing of information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. They were also the first to be charged with the Death Penalty. * Joseph Stalin Died (March 5th) * Stalin led the Soviet Union through the post – war reconstruction phase after WWII. He had entered the nation in the Cold War with the U.S. Stalin’s reign had been cruel and impacting since he flipside Russia after his death, his successor Khrushchev denounced his legacy and began a process of