Second Red Scare Spy Trials

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Who was Alger Hiss?

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A seemingly dedicated government diplomat who worked on the New Deal and United Nations, accused of being a communist informant.

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Who accused Alger Hiss of being a communist informant?

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Whitaker Chambers, who testified before HUAC about his previous communist connections.

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What role did Richard Nixon play in the Alger Hiss trial?

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As a young congressman, he urged HUAC to continue its scrutiny, which eventually uncovered Hiss’s guilt.

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What was the outcome of Alger Hiss's trial?

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He was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison by 1950.

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What did the conviction of Alger Hiss demonstrate?

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It showed that high-ranking government officials could in fact be communist spies.