1953-1955

By Tracyxie
  • Joseph Stalin dies

    Joseph Stalin dies

  • Queen Elizabeth II is crowned

    Queen Elizabeth II is crowned

  • The Korean War ends after three years of fighting

    The Korean War ends after three years of fighting

    An armistice splits Korea at the 38 parallel. 314 Canadians were killed and 1211 injured

  • he Cold War continues in earnest when President Dwight D. Eisenhower approves a top secret document stating that the U.S. nuclear arsenal must be expanded to combat the communist threat around the world

  • Colour tvs goes on sale

  • The conclusion of the Geneva Conference results in the Geneva Peace Accords,

    The conclusion of the Geneva Conference results in the Geneva Peace Accords,

    French withdraw their forces from what was then called Indochina (present-day Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos). The Accords also divided Vietnam into North and South along the 17th parallel. Canada played a role in supervising the ceasefire in Indochina, as part of the International Control Commission (ICC) along with Poland and India for the next 18 years.

  • France leaves Vietnam

  • Hurricane Hazel hits Toronto

    81 killed
  • Algerian War

    Algerian War

    Algeria rebels against French colonial;eight year struggle until independence
  • Rosa Parks + American civil movement

    Rosa Parks + American civil movement

    African American Rosa Parks is arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus, sparking boycott led by Martin Luther King Jr
  • Rock and Roll emerged in the Mid-50s

    Rock and Roll emerged in the Mid-50s

    Elvis becomes the leading figure