THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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Espionage
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They were recruiting soldiers for the Soviet Union
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They were the leaders of anti-democracy protests
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They were accused of nothing, they were American heroes
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Detailed explanation-1: -In one of the most sensational trials in American history, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of espionage for their role in passing atomic secrets to the Soviets during and after World War II.
Detailed explanation-2: -In June 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for conspiracy to commit espionage under the U.S. Espionage Act of 1917. Members of the communist party, the Rosenbergs were convicted of passing secret information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union in 1945.
Detailed explanation-3: -On June 19, 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets, are executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York. Both refused to admit any wrongdoing and proclaimed their innocence right up to the time of their deaths, by the electric chair.
Detailed explanation-4: -On June 17, 1950, Julius Rosenberg was arrested on suspicion of espionage after having been named by Sgt. David Greenglass, Ethel’s younger brother and a former machinist at Los Alamos, who also confessed to passing secret information to the USSR through a courier, Harry Gold. On August 11, 1950, Ethel was arrested.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 1950, the hunt for spies led to the FBI to arrest Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, a NY couple who were members of the Communist Party. The government charged them with spying for the Soviets. The Rosenbergs denied the charges but were condemned to death for espionage. The Rosenbergs were executed in 1953.