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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage on March 29, 1951, and were executed June 19, 1953. They were accused of passing information on the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.

In Britain there was the Portland Spy Ring which included Peter & Helen Kroger (Real name Cohen) They were exchanged for a captured British agent in Russia.

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Q: What couple was convicted of selling nuclear secrets to the soviets?
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What were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged convicted and executed for?

passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets


Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged convicted and executed specifically for .?

passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets.


In the 1950's Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted and executed for?

passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets.


Who was executed for giving nuclear secrets to the Soviets?

The Rosenbergs.


Who played a minor role in the passing of atomic secrets to the Soviets?

Ethel Rosenberg was the person who played the minor role in the passing of the atomic secrets to the Soviet. He was later convicted for passing the atomic secrets to the Soviets.


What dangers to a free society are posed by the kind of tactics used by HUAC and by the creation of blacklists?

There were not any, really. All that stuff was pretty necessary to get communists out of the United States government. At the time, communists were selling nuclear secrets to the Soviets. That was actually how the Soviets developed nuclear weapons. Whatever way in which blacklists hurt America, they actually helped more.


Who was accused of passing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets during World War 2 and later convicted and executed for spying?

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg . ~ Look to the related link below .


When did the Soviets get nuclear weapons?

1949


What were the soviets tying to install in Cuba?

Nuclear missiles.


Why were the Rosenbergs executed?

they were thought to have given nuclear bomb information to the soviets


What group of islands did the soviets conduct nuclear testing?

kuril islands


Why was Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged convicted and executed?

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted, and executed in 1953 for espionage, specifically passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The information they provided allegedly helped the Soviets develop their own atomic bomb. Despite international appeals for clemency, the Rosenbergs were put to death in the electric chair.