The Rosenberg trial

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The Rosenberg trial
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TIMELINE

• March 1917-Russian Revolution begins.
• 1929-Communist party within the United States is
  founded.
• Julius Rosenberg enters City College of New York
  is involved in radical politics.
• Summer, 1939- Julius and Ethel Rosenberg married.
  
• December 7, 1941-America enters the Second World
  War.
• July 17,1950-Julius Rosenberg arrested while
  shaving.
• August 11, 1950-Ethel Rosenberg arrested.
• July 19,1953-Rosenbergs killed by the government
  in the electric chair.
• 2001- David Greenglass admits of a conspiracy
  against the Rosenbergs.

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THE BEGINNINGS OF THE CONSPIRACY

• At the time when Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were
  accused of treason, America was in the midst of a
  tense time. Many people were afraid of the
  Russian Communist government. They looked for
  people to frame as communists within their own
  country. This was known as the Red Scare.

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WHY WERE THEY ARRESTED?
There are several reasons why Julius and Ethel
Rosenberg were arrested in the summer of 1950,
and later sentenced to death by the government in
1953. The conspiracy against the Rosenbergs
occurred right after the second world war. At
this point in history, the American people were
paranoid about having a nuclear war with Russia.
They were constantly looking for people within
the United States who might be Russian spies.
Julius Rosenberg, in the eyes of the public, was
very suspicious. He had made several mysterious
trips to New Mexico. He was also a member of the
Communist Party within the United States.
However, historians see no reason for the arrest
of his wife.
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DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BEING ACCUSED OF?

• The Rosenberg trial began on March 6, 1951.
• The defendents Julius Rosenberg
• Ethel Rosenberg
• Morton Sobell
• The prosecutors
• Max Elitcher
• Ruth Greenglass
• David Greenglass
• Harry Gold
• Elizabeth Bentley
• The Judge Irving Kaufman

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JUDGE KAUFMAN
Judge Irving Kaufman was just 40 years old when
he presided the Rosenberg case. Kaufman was
Something of a prodigy. He finished law school
by 20. And, although a Jew, was nicknamed Pope
Kaufman. Kaufman was described by Julius as a
cross between a rabbinical student and an army
sergeant.
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JUSTICE?
Very recently, David Greenglass, brother of Ethel
Rosenberg, admitted that he framed his sister and
brother-in- law. It was in fact he who had been
designing drawings of atomic warfare. Although a
public apology from the government was let out, I
dont think it justified what happened.