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Espionage Trials and Cultural Shifts

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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Espionage Trials and Cultural Shifts

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  1. Espionage Trials and Cultural Shifts

  2. 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

  3. The Rosenbergs, Step 1 Guiding Question: Should the Rosenbergs have been convicted of espionage? • Analyze both sources in relation to the guiding question

  4. The Rosenbergs, Step 2 • Use the handout to write a dialogue on the Rosenbergs • The Pro side should be arguing that they should have been convicted • The Con side should be arguing that they should not have been convicted • Each box should both contain an argument for that side and address the other sides previous argument

  5. How might these three quotes relate to each other?

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