Was an employee of the US State Department who was accused of being a spy?

Was an employee of the US State Department who was accused of being a spy?

Alger Hiss, (born November 11, 1904, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died November 15, 1996, New York, New York), former U.S. State Department official who was convicted in January 1950 of perjury concerning his dealings with Whittaker Chambers, who accused him of membership in a communist espionage ring.

Who has been accused of espionage?

List of imprisoned spies

Name	Nationality	Conviction Date
Earl Edwin Pitts	American	1997
Jonathan Pollard	American	1987
George Trofimoff	American	September 27, 2001
John Anthony Walker	American	1985

What was Alger Hiss job?

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What crime did hiss commit?

In the conclusion to one of the most spectacular trials in U.S. history, former State Department official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury. He was convicted of having perjured himself in regards to testimony about his alleged involvement in a Soviet spy ring before and during World War II.

In which country was the implementation of NSC-68 tested?

After the outbreak of fighting on the Korean peninsula, NSC-68 was accepted throughout the government as the foundation of American foreign policy. When North Korea invaded South Korea in June 1950, the United States sponsored a “police action”—a war in all but name—under the auspices of the United Nations.

Which countries were part of the Soviet buffer?

Poland, Hungary, Romania and Czechoslovakia were more or less brutally forced into the Soviet embrace.

Which US government agency was formed to contain Soviet expansion?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.