The Hiss-Chambers Case

The Hiss-Chambers Case was a notable Cold War espionage trial in the late 1940s involving Whittaker Chambers, a former communist spy, and Alger Hiss, a high-ranking government official. Chambers accused Hiss of passing secret documents to the Soviet Union. Hiss denied the charges, but DNA evidence and testimony later linked him to classified documents. The case heightened fears of communist infiltration in the U.S. government, led to Hiss’s conviction for perjury, and contributed to the broader anti-communist sentiment of the era. It remains a significant example of Cold War espionage controversies.