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Espionage Trials and Cultural Shifts. In the 1950’s, fear of nuclear war and fear of communist agents was combined in a pair of key espionage trials In 1948, Alger Hiss was accused of spying for the Soviet Union Hiss was a former State Department official Hiss was convicted of perjury
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In the 1950’s, fear of nuclear war and fear of communist agents was combined in a pair of key espionage trials • In 1948, Alger Hiss was accused of spying for the Soviet Union • Hiss was a former State Department official • Hiss was convicted of perjury • In 1950, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were accused of giving the Soviet Union information about the atomic bomb during WWII • This was believed to have led to the Soviet Union developing an atomic bomb earlier than expected • They were convicted of espionage, sentenced to death, and executed in 1953
The Rosenbergs Guiding Question: Should the Rosenbergs have been convicted of espionage? • Highlight or underline anything in the secondary source that can help you answer the guiding question
The Rosenbergs Guiding Question: Should the Rosenbergs have been convicted of espionage? • Highlight or underline anything in the secondary source that can help you answer the guiding question • Write a 30-40 word summary of what the secondary source has to say about the guiding question
The Rosenbergs Guiding Question: Should the Rosenbergs have been convicted of espionage? • Highlight or underline anything in the court transcript that can help you answer the guiding question
The Rosenbergs Guiding Question: Should the Rosenbergs have been convicted of espionage? • Highlight or underline anything in the court transcript that can help you answer the guiding question • Write a 40-50 word summary of what the transcript has to say about the guiding question