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13 Cards in this Set
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Where was Alger Hiss educated?
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John Hopkins, Havard Law Schoool
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name 6 government jobs Alger Hiss held before the Yalta conference
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- Clerk to oliver Wendell Holmes
- Dept. of Agriculture - Dept. of commerce - Dept. of State - Under secretary of state for political affairs |
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What significant event happened to Chambers at age 17
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he formed a suicide pact with his brother
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in the 1930s, Chambers worked as a
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Soviet Agent in the CPUSA
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What event made Chambers become a conservative republican?
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a religious conversion
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Chambers became the editor of
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Time magazine
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in 1948, Chambers approached HUAC, and received
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immunity from prosecution in exchange for testimony
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liberal democrats saw Hiss as
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a symbol of a new deal represenative being attacked
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What did Hiss do when he heard Chamber's accusations?
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demand that he be able to deny the accusations under oath
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How did Chambers claim to know Hiss?
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he had lived with him under the name George Crosley in the 1930s
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What evidence did Chambers produce during the first trial?
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- that Hiss had given him a new model t car
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What evidence did Chambers produce during the second trial?
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- classified documents that Chambers had relayed to the soviet union
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What was the final result of the who dilemma?
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Hiss was indicted on two counts of perjury and sentenced to five years in prison
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