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U-2 affair


Subject History

Place Northern America » United States of America

DOI: 10.1111/b.9781577180999.1997.x


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On 1 May 1960, an unarmed US reconnaissance plane, a U-2, was shot down during a spy mission over the USSR and pilot Gary Powers was captured. USSR Premier Khrushchev denounced the US and canceled a summit meeting scheduled for that month with Dwight D. E isenhower . The incident escalated tensions in the cold war and damaged US prestige among nonaligned nations. On 19 August 1960, Powers was convicted of espionage and sentenced to 10 years in prison, but was exchanged for a Communist spy on 10 February 1962. ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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A Dictionary of American History



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