<span>a fiscal crisis in urban areas</span>
They were executed by the electric chair.
The Rosenbergs were executed for conspiracy to commit espionage on June 19, 1953. The other spies who were caught did go to federal prison, but Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were both executed by electric chair.
Which war is this about? I can help answer if given this information.
Some of the key words that make the contrast obvious is "on the other hand," "while," "however," and "difference between."