Klaus Fuchs

In early March of 1951, the case United States v Julius Rosenberg, Ethel Rosenberg, and Morton Sobell argued whether the Rosenbergs planned execution should forgo or be rescinded for violating the Espionage Act of 1917 and being guilty of starting the Korean War. In the late 1940’s and early 1950’s the Cold War was ongoing, with the United States and the Soviet Union entrenched in an ongoing battle over the supremacy of the west. Paul Frazier, an author for the Magazine of History in Bloomington

On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for conspiring to commit espionage for the Soviet Union (“on this day”, p.1). Their execution was not meant to happen, it was used as a threat to encourage the Rosenberg’s to confess to their crimes. Julius and Ethel stuck to their story throughout the trial, they remained true to their communist beliefs, but they never confessed to being spies. The Rosenberg’s were executed in June 1953, but there was little evidence supporting

The FBI appointed James Skardon to confront Fuchs. Skardon was a renowned spy-catcher, who had obtained confessions from many, including the traitor William Joyce. On December 21 1949, Skardon went to talk with Fuchs in his laboratory at the Harwell Atomic Research Establishment. To Skardon's surprise, Fuchs was eager to talk. Apparently, Fuchs wanted to talk because he was very upset with the Soviet Union's postwar policy in Eastern Europe

“A story of betrayal, a love story, a spy story, a story of a family torn apart, and a story of government overreaching (Linder).” A scientist of the Manhattan Project, a research project to produce nuclear weapons, Klaus Fuchs told the authorities that he “met with a Soviet agent named Raymond and provided notes on the working design for the atomic bomb (Linder).” The police later learned that the spy Raymond was actually a man by the name of Harry Gold. As a witness

were selling the secrets of nuclear weapons to the Soviet Union. They arrested many people including Klaus Fuchs who was a member of the Manhattan Project and who was selling information about the atomic bomb to Moscow. McCarthy and Hoover "began a massive witch-hunt," which led to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. (Moss,220-222) On July 17, 1950 Julius

Klaus Fuchs Introduction Klaus Fuchs' espionage case is one of the most intriguing in all of history, considering that it is the first major espionage case involving information concerning atomic bombs. One of the things that make this particular case distinguishable from others is the fact that Fuchs operated as a spy consequent to the Second World War. It is only safe to say that he played an active role in making the Cold War happen. Fuchs was a theoretical physicist and his ingenuity made

there has been spies. One specific event of spy persecution was Klaus Fuchs. Klaus Fuchs was persecuted by Britain for being a double agent. Klaus Fuchs was German born and lived there until 1933 when him and his family fled to Britain to avoid Hitler’s prosecution. He continued his education in Britain and got his doctorate in physics. “During World War II, British authorities were aware of the leftist leanings of both Fuchs and his father” (history.com). Despite that later he still was

In the United States, the 1950s was a time riddled with heightened political repression due to the fear of communism. This fear was instilled in the people by the American government, who saw the growing fondness of communism around the world as a threat to the American way of life. With Senator Joseph McCarthy as the head of the communist witch hunt, this period in time is often referred to as the McCarthy Era. The McCarthy Era is marked by unjust accusations of disloyalty to the United States without

Hannah Pickett Professor Andrew Johnstone HIST 311 J01 January 17, 2015 Red Scare Espionage There has been a lot of contention on the matter of spies and whistleblowers since the cold war to today. Recent acts of espionage have the public questioning government, on the acts it has taken with these widespread criminals. The practice or act of spying to discover military and political secrets of other nations can also be known as committing espionage. During the cold war many spies sought out secrets

Rebusspiel is painted by Wolfgang Hutter. The painting was created in the year of 1961. The painting is currently being displayed at The Tampa Museum of Art in the heart of Down Town Tampa. Rebusspiel is a German word; when translated to English, it is called the Rebus Game. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, rebus is a riddle or puzzle made up of letters, pictures, or symbols whose names sound like the parts or syllables of a word or phrase. Hutter used art elements to create a perplexed