2006-11-14 06:25:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
click here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-2_Crisis_of_1960
2006-11-14 06:39:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
U-2 Incident Cold War
2016-11-14 07:53:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The flight of Gary Powers' U-2 flight was decided upon at a very stupid time in the Cold War and showed how badly that President Eisenhower had let the security community get out of control. Everyone knew there was a major summit coming up with the possibility of easing of tensions. Instead, this became a precursor to the Berlin crisis and Cuban Missile Crisis.
2006-11-14 09:00:05 · answer #3 · answered by sdvwallingford 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1962 espionage became big news as the 'U2 Incident' grabbed world headlines. Pilot Gary Powers was shot down as he flew the sinister U2, designed for covert surveillance, over Soviet territory, sparking one of the biggest international crises of the Cold War. The US demanded his safe return. The USSR wanted to know what he was doing up there in the first place. The public realised that they were vulnerable to aerial observation - and attack?
Following World War II, the relations between the United States and the Soviet Union grew increasingly wary. The USSR did not agree to a U.S. 'Open Skies' proposal in 1955 and relations continued to deteriorate. The U.S. instituted high altitude reconnasaince flights over the Soviet Union because of this aura of mistrust. The U-2 was the plane of choice for the spying missions. The CIA took the lead, keeping the military out of the picture to avoid any possibilities of open conflict. By 1960, the U.S. had flown numerous 'successful' missions over and around the U.S.S.R. However, a major incident was about to occur. On May 1, 1960, a U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers was brought down near Svedlovsk, Soviet Union. This event had a lasting negative impact on U.S. - U.S.S.R. relations. The details surrounding this event are to this day still shrouded in mystery.
2006-11-14 06:28:26 · answer #4 · answered by DIDI 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
American spy Gary powers was shot down flying over Russia. He was eventually exchanged for a russian spy
2006-11-14 07:21:14 · answer #5 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We were caught red-handed spying on the USSR.
2006-11-14 06:26:30 · answer #6 · answered by tumbleweed1954 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
basicly.... the USSR caught us spying on them and that made them angry... cuz it showed we didnt trust them
2006-11-14 06:27:47 · answer #7 · answered by ryanisalifestyle 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋