Guilty or innocent? The story of Ethyl and Julius Rosenberg It was shortly after World War Two, and the nation was going through another Red Scare. Being a suspected communist made one as guilty as being a serial murderer in America. Communist North Korea and China had recently invaded South Korea, and the USSR had recently discovered the secret to atomic weapons. When Russia detonated its first atom bomb, Americans were infuriated. They wanted to …showed first 75 words of 706 total…

…showed last 75 words of 706 total…but as for right now, scholars have come to a general agreement. The Rosenbergs probably had some involvement with the USSR. Julius more than Ethyl, however. However, it is believed that their punishment did not fit their crimes, and many still seek the truth. Whether the answer may lie hidden in existent evidence or not, the Rosenberg trial is destined to be one of the trials of the century that will probably never be solved.