Spies, Lies and the Red Scare

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Spies, Lies and the Red Scare Home Front Fears Spies, Lies and the Red Scare

Spies?!!! Alger Hiss Ethel and Julius Rosenberg 18 months later… Helped establish U.N. for U.S. Accused of being spy for Soviets in 1948 – found guilty (10 years) Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Convicted of giving plans of Atomic Bomb to Soviets Executed for espionage in 1953 18 months later… Soviets EXPLODE THE ATOMIC BOMB 5 years before we expected!

Truman Responds… 1/31/50 – Approves H-bomb testing 67x impact of Hiroshima bomb 1952 results, 10x more than expected Soviets explode their version 6 months after us… No one has nuclear weapon advantage

Fear at Home (McCarthyism) Joseph McCarthy: Wisconsin Senator - Low Profile until 1950 Had a list of “Communist Party Members working in the State Department, Executive Office and beyond” Created a “State of Fear and Distrust” Reached his popularity in 1954 Many people began doubting his intentions and wanted proof. Never truly supplied it. Attacked the Army – never recovered.