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What former state department official worked closely with FDR?
Alger Hiss
Why did the case against Alger increase fears of communist influence in the US government?
Hiss was a well-respected government offical.
What are the four major pieces of anti-communist legislation during McCarthyism?
House Un-American Activities Comittee (HUAC) - investigated "communist" activities and arrested several including the "Hollywood 10" and were involved in the Alger Hiss Case McCarran Security Act (1950) - communist organizations must register with the government and publish all of their records Alger Hiss Case - Alger Hiss accused and convicted for espionage and perjury Two More: Communist Control Act of 1954 and McCarran-Walter Act of 1952
Us house of representatives committee that took the lead in investigating alleged procommunist agents such as alger hiss?
HUAC or the Committee on Un-American Activities
How were Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs connected to the Red Scare?
They were Communist Party members in the 1930s (as were many people in the US). They were accused in the 1950s of spying for the communists. Alger Hiss may not have actually been a spy. The Rosenbergs were part of the chain of couriers of Atomic Bomb information from spies in Los Alamos to the Soviets. Julius was the courier while his wife Ethyl was only responsible for retyping the information.
