What was one point of the appeal of the death penalty for the Rosenbergs?
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Their execution would leave their young sons orphans.
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The Rosenbergs were charged with the crime of espionage. What is espionage?
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Spying on the government
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What were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for?
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passing nuclear weapons secrets to the Soviet Union
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Which person played a minor role in the passing of atomic secrets to the Soviets?
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Ethel Rosenberg
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What statement explains Ethel Rosenberg's role in the espionage case?
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She recruited her brother to pass secrets to the Soviets.
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What is term used to describe people who were unable to find work because they had been accused of Communist sympathies?
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blacklisted
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During the Cold War, the U.S government developed various strategies to protect citizens during an attack. Which of the following Cold War protections are still in use today?
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International Highway System
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What was the result of President Truman's Federal Employee Loyalty Program?
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Fewer than a thousand federal employees were fired for security reasons.
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The political cartoon below was created in the mid-1900s: [The red Smear being hosed by an unknown figure] What did the Red Smear in the cartoon symbolize?
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false accusations that communists infiltrated the U.S government
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False accusations against which organization led to the demise of Senator Joseph McCarthy?
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The U.S. Army
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