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Handout
PBS

Nova Online: Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies: Alger Hiss

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the case against Alger Hiss, who was accused of spying for the Soviet Union. Investigation was done by the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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Primary
Other

Spartacus Educational: British History: Elizabeth Bentley

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview of a woman who worked as a child in a factory in England and suffered a sentence of debilitating health as a result.
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Handout
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Rosenberg Trial: Biographies of Trial Participants

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides biographies for the participants in the Rosenberg trial, including the defendants, the defense attorney, assorted spies, prosecuting attorneys, prosecution witnesses, the judge, the sons, and chroniclers.
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Handout
Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College: Mc Carthyism: Was the Threat Real?

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the hunt for spies within the United States prior to McCarthyism.