Alger Hiss Essays

Alger Hiss is not a very well known figure by today’s standards; however, espionage and perjury accusations against him became both infamous and controversial in his era. In the 40s and 50s, the height of Communist Hysteria, Alger Hiss would be accused to have been a spy or agent for the Soviet Union. Unlike similar trials involving accusations of treason and espionage, Hiss’s trial would become controversial as he continuously pleaded his innocence and only received a punishment for perjury. While

day in New York. Alger Hiss, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and his family reside comfortably on East Eighth Street. Fast forward to August and government officials are knocking down the Hiss family door. An accusation has been made by Whittaker Chambers: Alger Hiss is a communist. Or is he? Who is lying? Alger Hiss was born on November 11, 1904 in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. There he lived with his brother Donald Hiss and father, Charles Alger Hiss, who later died

The Alger Hiss trial is recognizable throughout the entire United States as a trial that went down in history as the greatest. The trial involved Alger Hiss, a former State Department official who was convicted of perjury. Hiss was convicted of having decepted the jury under oath with his testimony about not being involved with the Soviet Union and the spying that was occurring within the United States government during World War 2. Hiss was caught in his own lies and was approximately in jail four

When one thinks of espionage between the United States and the Soviet Union, the first time period that usually comes to mind is the Cold War. The Cold War is perhaps the point when Soviet Intelligence was at its peak performance in obtaining large quantities of intelligence at an exceptionally expedient pace against the United States. This superb performance, however, did not materialize overnight; it took vast networks of agents and procedures for recruiting and handling assets that required trial

Reverend John Hale: Character Arc Incarnate The Salem Witch Trials was an event of mass witch hunting hysteria that occurred between 1692 and 1693. A group of girls caught dancing and practicing forbidden behavior in the forest convinced the magistrates that men and women had sent out their familiars to bewitch the girls. These first accusations quickly evolved into a hysterical crusade against all “witches”, which often allowed people to vent long-held grudges. One of these girls who started things

Opening Remarks I Married a Communist Olivia Wilford CS 2367.08 March 10, 2017 Opening Remarks Source: Roth, Philip. I Married A Communist. Chpt. 1-4. p. 1-150. 1998. Characters: Murray Ringold Nathan's teacher and mentor Lost job because of Red Scare and was forced to earn a living selling vacuums Nathan Zuckerman writer young boy/man who looks up to Ringold brothers Ira Ringold married to Eve and Murray's younger brother Radio star-”Iron Rinn” Impersonated Abraham Lincoln Johnny O’Day

information from the opposing side, several Soviet spies were dispatched. Alger Hiss, alongside Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, are only three of the many convicted spies. Alger Hiss was a former U.S. State Department official whose espionage has been heavily debated among scholars. In December of 1948, a Soviet agent known as Whittaker Chambers accused Hiss of providing him with State Department papers. This claim was refuted by Hiss; however, he was still charged with two perjury counts. Later, he served

Since the abolition of slavery in America in 1865, significant improvements have been made in regard to racial and social inequality. Though the situation today is nowhere near as dreadful as the terrible conditions racial minorities had to endure more than a hundred years ago, racism and ethnic marginalization are still relevant global concerns. While in many countries, poverty is the indirect result of national or international conflicts; poverty is a global issue that even wealthy and peaceful

Alger Hiss was a United States government official and government official Whittaker Chambers eventually threw Hiss under the bus leading Hiss to be “the central symbol in America’s struggle over domestic communism” (17). Hiss tried denying multiple times that the accusations were lies and he was innocent of anything Chambers implied but “on January 21 1950, a jury found Hiss, and attorney with a once-promising career in the State Department

appeared during the “Hiss Case” that have been described in Nixon memoirs. William P. Rogers had encouraged Richard Nixon to pursue Alger Hiss, a former State Department official who had become president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. When Mr. Nixon was going after suspected Communists in the late 1940's, he seeks for Mr. Rogers’s advice: Should he believe Whittaker Chambers, a former communist and espionage agent, who had accused a State Department official, Alger Hiss, in spying for

Era, and the involving of espionage. The Cold War debate possess high evidence about the threat. In the Cold War, it talks about the theories they had, that certain people were guilty. The debate included Alger Hiss and Julius & Ethel Rosenberg. Historians continued to debate the role of Alger

questioned whether they had Communist affiliations. To eradicate the security threats in the government, President Truman issued Executive Order 9835 to search out “infiltration of disloyal persons.” This action caused the investigation of people like Alger Hiss and other suspected Communists. The government along with the citizens set up effective ways, Blacklists, to bar Communists from getting hired for work. In 1950, Red Channels, a book that exposed 151 writers, actors, musicians, and other radio

Joseph McCarthy, McCarthyism and the Mccarthy-Army Hearings On September 2, 1945, the Second World War ended and what became known as the “Cold War” began between the United States and Soviet Union. The Cold War was mainly a disagreement between the two oppositions of government- Communism versus Democracy which divided the world. (Lindrop 19-29) This subject also divided America and caused political outbreak throughout the country. After many countries surrounding Russia fell to communism, it

Communism was an economic-political philosophy founded by Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels. These men both had similar principle which lead to their book named " The Communist Manifesto ". They both desired to end capitalism feeling that it was the social class system that led to exploitation of workers. This led to many conflicts between capitalism and communism as economic systems. Communism posed a domestic threat to America because communism resulted in Red Scare, Era of McCarthyism, and Cold War

In 1950, following the tragic years of the World War II when President Harry S. Truman was still in office, United States got involved in the Korean War siding with South Korea. The United States helped the South Koreans fight the Communist North Koreans with their allies including of China and the Soviet Union. General Douglas MacArthur was fired by President Truman, and in the end, North and South Korea signed a truce resulting in no specific winner. Eventually President Eisenhower was elected

The Second Red during the 1950s was a period of heightened political repression against communists as well as a campaign spreading fear of their influence on American institutions. It was this social setting where thousands of Americans were accused of being communists or communist sympathizers and became the subject of aggressive investigations and questioning before the United States government. The most visible public figure of this attack against communist subversion was Senator Joseph McCarthy

Alger Hiss had been accused of being a part of the Russian spy ring, but had friends such as Dean Acheson who said he could completely vouch for Hisss’ innocence. After The FBI had done nothing with the accusation, the Un-American Activities Committee had found proof that he was a spy after President Truman had told them to stop. Truman called this incident a red herring. Hiss will become a convicted spy during the Russo-German alliance

Do rumors ever seem to ruin everything? That’s how most people feel when dealing with the Red Scare. Alger Hiss, who was a high-ranking official, lies and gives them fake documents. USHistory.org mentions, “The man who had given him the documents, he said, was Alger Hiss, who had been a high-ranking official in the State Department” (USHistory.org). An editor of Times magazine claims that he gave the Soviet Union classified information. This made more people believe that some Americans elites

10. The Cold War at Home What was the Red Scare? How did it affect Americans? The Red Scare, was the increasing problem of the people’s fear towards communist activities. It sported the hunting for suspected communist supporters, which was known as McCarthyism. McCarthyism impacted on American society and represented the looping concern that Americans had developed over the fear of communist within their society. The Red Scare occurred during the start of the Cold War with the Soviets after the

Historiography of the Cold War After World War I, democracies collapsed all over the world and led to a revolution of political leaders in authoritarian states. The world, with the outbreak of World War II, saw numerous totalitarian leaders take control and oppress citizens of their rights, while contending for world domination. Ultimately, it created a difference in ideologies, between two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union that dominated world politics for the next four decades