u2 missile crisis

Question 1

what happened on may 1st 1960?

Answer 1

ussr had shot down a u2 american spy plane over soviet territory

Question 2

what was the u2 spy plane actually doing flying over soviet territory?

Answer 2

collecting info on ussr’s military facilities

Question 3

how did eisenhower initially react to u2 spy plane being shot?

Answer 3

denied they were spying and claimed they were scouting for weather forecasts

Question 4

after denying the u2 spy plane was spying, what did eisenhower do?

Answer 4

after a bit, he admitted they were spying, but refused to apologise

Question 5

what did eisenhower argue as to why he flew a u2 spy plane in soviet territory?

Answer 5

he argued use of spy planes was necessary to help usa protect itself against attacks

Question 6

what happened at the paris peace summit as a result of u2 crisis?

Answer 6

krushchev was so furious he stormed out of paris peace summit before talks could begin

Question 7

what did krushchev do as a result of u2 crisis?

Answer 7

he cancelled eisenhower’s schedules visit to russia