1 mayo 1960 año - U2 Spy Plane Incident

Descripción:

On this date, the Soviet Union shot down a spy plane flying over their territory. They called it an act of aggression. The US attempted to blow it off as a weather plane, and the situation was almost resolved. However, the US refused to apologize. This led to a dramatic rise in tensions between the US and the Soviets, and the Soviets entered the Afghan war.

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History Semester 2 Final

ByCarmen Wesselman

6 jun 2018

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1 mayo 1960 año

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