The 1950s Test

In January 1959, it became the 49th state of the United States.

• Hawaii

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• Alaska

In August 1959, it became the 50th state of the United States.

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• Guam

• Puerto Rico

This amusement park opened in 1955 in Anaheim, California.

• Disneyland

• Disney World

• Six Flags

• Lego Land

It was the most popular music of the 1950s.

• Jazz

• Rock n' Roll

• Blues

• Country

The 1957 Soviet satellite was the first to orbit the earth.

• Sputnik

• Explorer

• Mercury

• Frontier

This was the nickname for the population growth in America after World War II.

• Cold War

• McCarthyism

• Rock ‘n Roll

• Baby Boom

The space race and arms race between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R after World War II until 1991.

• Baby Boom

• Cold War

• Truman Doctrine

• McCarthyism

The Second Red Scare from 1947-1957, led by a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.

• Harry Truman

• Cold War

• Baby Boom

• McCarthyism

This former General was U.S. President from 1953-1961.

• Richard Nixon

• Harry Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established in 1958.

• FBI

• Space Force

• CIA

• NASA