COLD WAR ; the summit meetings 1959-61 Flashcards
When was the Geneva meeting ?
May 1959
Where was the Geneva meeting?
In neutral Switzerland
What happened at the Geneva meeting?
put forward proposals for how berlin should be governed
no agreements were made
What was the first summit meeting?
Geneva meeting
What was the second summit meeting?
Camp David
When was the Camp David meeting?
September 1959
What happened at the Camp David meeting?
Soviets agreed to withdraw from the Berlin Ultimatum
What was the effect of Camp David?
It appeared to establish better relations between the two leaders
What was the third summit meeting?
the Paris meeting
When was the third summit meeting?
May 1960
What happened on the 1st May 1960?
The Soviets had shot down an American U-2 spy plane
What did America claim the spy plane was?
A weather plane that had blown off course
Who was the pilot of the U-2 spy plane?
Gary Powers
What did Gary Powers do?
He admitted to being on a spying mission
What happened at the Paris summit meeting?
Nothing Khrushchev walked out of the meeting without any decisions being made
