George Blake

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was George Blake born?November 11, 1922
2. When did George Blake die?December 26, 2020
3. What is the primary affiliation?Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), United Kingdom
4. What is the secondary affiliation?Ministry of State Security (MGB/KGB), Soviet Union
5. Who was George Blake?George Blake was a British spy who later worked for the Soviet Union as a double agent.
6. Why did he switch sides?After being captured in the Korean War, he became a believer in communism and decided to help the Soviet Union.

Double Agent: An individual who pretends to serve one organization or country while secretly working for another.
Cold War: A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, lasting from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s.
Ideology: A system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.
Espionage: The practice of spying or using spies, typically by governments to obtain political or military information.