Popular in the News in 1950s
Across
- 3. Mouse Club - Popular children's television show of the decade
- 4. - Counterculture movement associated with artistic expression and social criticism
- 8. - Disease that was a major concern in the 1950s
- 10. Hoop - Trendy toy of the 1950s
- 12. Bomb - Controversial weapon that was developed during World War II
- 14. Parks - Civil rights activist who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Down
- 1. War - Conflict that occurred from 1950 to 1953
- 2. - Era of anti-communist investigations
- 4. v. Board of Education - Landmark Supreme Court case that challenged school segregation
- 5. - First artificial satellite launched into space
- 6. Presley - Iconic singer and actor who rose to fame in the 1950s
- 7. Armistice - Agreement that ended the Korean War
- 9. Boom - Significant increase in birth rates after World War II
- 11. 'n' Roll - Popular music genre of the decade
- 13. War - Tense geopolitical rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union