THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
MCCARTHYISM AND THE RED SCARE
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Question
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Which American state department official was accused of being a communist and taken to trial?
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Jake Spero
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Alger Hiss
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Mikhael Gorbachev
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Jarret Hurd
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On August 3, 1948, Whittaker Chambers, a former U.S. Communist Party member, testified under subpoena before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) that Hiss had secretly been a communist while in federal service. Hiss categorically denied the charge and subsequently sued Chambers for libel.
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