The Hiss case was a highly publicized espionage case in the United States during the early Cold War era. It involved Alger Hiss, a high-ranking State Department official who was accused of being a Soviet spy. Hiss was accused of passing classified government documents to Whittaker Chambers, a former Soviet spy turned journalist. The case gained national attention and ultimately led to Hiss's conviction for perjury in 1950. The Hiss case is often seen as emblematic of the heightened anti-communist paranoia and suspicion that characterized the early years of the Cold War in the United States.
