US Government
The US Government and its citizens feared this political alignment
What is Communism?
The USSR had this kind of government during the Cold War
What is Marxist-Communist?
This was a secret program created in 1943 whose purpose was to find and exploit Soviet diplomatic communications, yet after beginning, it also included exposing espionage efforts
What is the Venona project?
This person was a key Soviet spy who passed along information to the Soviet Union, recruited Manhattan Project spies, a U.S. citizen, and electrical engineer
Julius Rosenberg
This was the US government's main concern during the Manhattan Project
What is espionage?
This is when the USSR conducted their first test for atomic weapons
What is August 29, 1949?
These Soviet spies were exposed by the Venona Project
Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
This person met Julius Rosenberg in the Young Communist League and married him in 1939
Ethel Rosenberg
This US senator was the most ardently well-known for his anti-communist efforts
Who was U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy?
This was the primary security agency for the Soviet Union, working as both an intelligence agency and a force of “secret police”
What is the KGB?
This was Julius Rosenberg’s code name in the Venona files
What was LIBERAL?
The direct evidence of the Rosenbergs’ involvement came from the confessions and testimonies of these people
Who were David and Ruth Greenglass?
This was a committee formed in 1938 in the U.S. House of Representatives and was one of the investigations into communist activities that took place
What was the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
This group of countries was formed in response to NATO in 1955 and began the struggles of the Cold War
What is the Warsaw Pact?
This was a fighter jet Julius Rosenberg passed information about to the Soviet Union
What is the Lockheed P-80 jet fighter?
The Rosenberg's conviction entailed this punishment
What is the death penalty?