Lesson 17: The Geneva Summit and Paris Summit 1960

Question 1

What were the two things discussed in the Geneva Summit 1955?

Answer 1

1. Future of Germany
2. Open skies propsal

Question 2

What was discussed on the future of Germany?

Answer 2

Eisenhower wanted free elections for Germany and Khrushchev agreed

But no date or time was set up of when the free elections would be held

Question 3

What was discussed in the open skies proposal?

Answer 3

Eisenhower proposed to inspect each other’s nuclear supplies as a step closer to disarmament
Crew chef refused as he believed the US had advanced spy planes

Question 4

What were khrushchev’s hopes to discuss in the Paris conference 1960

Answer 4

An agreement on the future of Berlin
An agreement to stop storing nuclear weapons in the Pacific and in Germany

Showed Khrushchev was still determined to establish a peaceful coexistence

Question 5

Why didn’t the Paris conference in 1960 take place?

Answer 5

The USSR had caught a US U2 spy plane, taking photos of the nuclear sites andeff the meeting

Question 6

What was Kennedy‘s attitude towards the American Soviet relationship in 1961?

Answer 6

He had aggressive nature
He increased the defense Budget
Wanted more conventional forces and wanted to expand nuclear power.

Question 7

What happened in Kennedy and Khrushchev’s meeting in Vienna in 1961?

Answer 7

Kennedy refused to handover full control of berlin