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1. 1952. "Elizabeth Becomes Queen". Who was her late father? George VI William V Edward VIII John XXIII

2. 1953. "Stalin Dead". Who ultimately succeeded him as the leader of the Soviet Union? Khrushchev Beria Stalin's son Molotov

3. 1953. "Rosenbergs Executed". Why did the married couple go to the electric chair? Terrorism Murder Espionage Kidnapping

4. 1954. "McCarthy Hearings to Be on TV". What was the group whose televised investigation led to the downfall of Senator Joe McCarthy? Congress U.S. Army White House A.T.&T.

5. 1957. "Russians in Space". What was the name of world's first man-made satellite? Sputnik Mir Vostok MiG

6. 1957. "Troops Integrate Schools". In what city did this take place? Atlanta, Georgia Selma, Alabama Little Rock, Arkansas Montgomery, Alabama

7. 1958. "U.S. in Space". What was the name of America's first satellite in outer space? Explorer I America I Voyager I Atlas I

8. 1959. "Nixon-Khrushchev Debate". Where did this confrontation between the vice president and the Soviet premier take place? Paris Washington, D.C. Moscow New York City

9. 1959. "Castro Seizes Cuba". Whom did Castro overthrow? Ortega Guevarra Batista Villerreal

10. 1959. "X-15". What was "X-15"? Bestselling novel Nuclear formula Rocket aircraft Sci-fi movie