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QuizMultiple Choice

Postwar America and Cold War Struggles — Test

Question 15 • United States History and Geography

Many people in the United States and Europe held protests related to the Rosenbergs’ trial because they thought that the Rosenbergs

Answer
A
had no ties to communism or the Soviet Union.
B
should have received more attention for their trial.
C
had not been punished harshly enough.
D
had not been given a fair, impartial trial.

Explanation

Many protesters believed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg had been treated unfairly during their trial and that the proceedings were influenced by Cold War fears of communism. Thus, the protests reflected concern that they had not received a fair, impartial trial; they were not protests demanding a harsher punishment.

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