the post world war II red scare began in 1945, when a clerk in the soviet embassy in Ottawa, Canada, defected and

a.turned over documents proving that soviets were trying to infiltrate the U.S. government
b.started project venona in an attempt to crack the soviet spy code
c. urged the U.S. government to establish a loyalty review program and pass the McCarran Act
d. testified before the U.S. congress that there were communists in hollywood

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Question

the post world war II red scare began in 1945, when a clerk in the soviet embassy in Ottawa, Canada, defected and 

a.turned over documents proving that soviets were trying to infiltrate the U.S. government
b.started project venona in an attempt to crack the soviet spy code 
c. urged the U.S. government to establish a loyalty review program and pass the McCarran Act
d. testified before the U.S. congress that there were communists in hollywood



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anonymous · Answer

The answer is A. Some consider what he did to be the opening shot in the Cold War since he basically let the cat out of bag with proof that the Soviets were trying to steal nuclear secrets and plant spies in the West. There's a really good writeup on it here if you want to know more: http://www.campxhistoricalsociety.ca/gouzenko.htm