Graph of global conflict deaths from 1945 to 1989 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1945 and 1989. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.

The 1950s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the "Fifties" or the "' 50s") (among other variants) was a decade that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. Throughout the decade, the world continued its recovery from World War II, aided by the post-World War II economic expansion.

Dec 26, 2023 · Major Wars of the 1950s: Including the Korean war, Vietnam war, Suez War, Cold war, Hungarian Revolution, NATO, Warsaw Pact, Cuban Revolution, and more.

Jun 17, 2010 · The 1950s was a decade marked by the post-World War II boom, the dawn of the Cold War and the civil rights movement in the United States.

Mar 5, 2020 · The 1950s were the first full decade after the end of World War II and is remembered as a prosperous time of recovery from the Great Depression of the 1930s and the war years of the 1940s. Everyone collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

Sep 6, 2022 · In this article, we will look at 7 historical events that took place in the 1950s, with many of these events still impacting the world today. The Korean War (1950-1953) US soldiers fighting near the Ch’ongch’on River, 1950. Credit: Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

Dec 15, 2024 · The 1950s was a transformative decade globally, marked by post-war recovery, the Cold War, cultural shifts, and technological advancements. It was a time of prosperity for many Western countries, particularly the United States, and the emergence of significant cultural, political, and social movements that would shape the second half of the ...

Oct 30, 2023 · This Cold War timeline contains important dates and events from 1950 to 1959, including the Red Scare, McCarthyism, Nikita Khrushchev and the Space Race.

The Cold War (1945–1991) was the continuing state of political conflict, military tension, and economic competition between the Soviet Union and its satellite states, and the powers of the Western world, led by the United States.

Dec 15, 2022 · Here are the famous historical world events in the 1950s. 1. Korean War. After five years of simmering tension on the Korean peninsula, the Korean war began in 1950 when the Northern Korean army invaded South Korea. It was a war between a dividing line between communist North Korea and non-communist South Korea.