U2 Crisis and peace process (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Soviet leader who issued Berlin Ultimatum
Soviet leader who issued Berlin Ultimatum
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin Ultimatum date
Berlin Ultimatum date
November 1950
Berlin Ultimatum demand
Berlin Ultimatum demand
Western troops withdraw from Berlin in 6 months
West Berlin's importance to the West
West Berlin's importance to the West
Intelligence base & symbol of resistance to communism
East Germans fled to West Berlin (1949-61)
East Germans fled to West Berlin (1949-61)
2.7 million
Geneva Conference date & outcome
Geneva Conference date & outcome
May 1959, failed to produce agreements
Camp David Summit date
Camp David Summit date
September 1959
Camp David Summit participants
Camp David Summit participants
Eisenhower and Khrushchev
Paris Summit date
Paris Summit date
May 1960
Why Paris Summit collapsed
Why Paris Summit collapsed
U2 spy plane incident
U2 spy plane shootdown date
U2 spy plane shootdown date
May 1, 1960
U2 pilot shot down over Soviet Union
U2 pilot shot down over Soviet Union
Gary Powers
Vienna Conference date & participants
Vienna Conference date & participants
June 1961, Kennedy and Khrushchev
State Dept official who passed secrets to USSR
State Dept official who passed secrets to USSR
Alger Hiss
Couple executed for giving nuclear secrets to USSR
Couple executed for giving nuclear secrets to USSR
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg