HIST 2057 Chapter : Anti Communist Hysteria
Document Summary
30s several positions in the sate department. 1950: convicted on perjury: lying under oath: espionage 3 years, way past that, whittaker chambers brought in front of huac to expose his participation in espionage and name names of other people involved. Chambers writer, editor at time magazine. Knew creepy info about hiss and his wife: car, interior, etc, richard nixon. Congressman, pushing for conviction: bad for truman admin. They believed hiss until he was proven guilty. Look soft on communism: julius and ethel rosenberg, 1950: uncovered us and british spy network. Given atomic bomb secrets to the ussr: 1949: ussr tested their first atomic bomb, british physicist confessed that he was spy and named names. Civilian couple julius and ethel rosenberg (32 and. 35 years of age: media latched onto this case. Young married couple, two young sons: even civilians could put all of americans lives in jeopardy, accused, convicted, and executed (electrocuted, highest penalty) in 3 years.
