Summit Meetings Flashcards
What view did Khrushchev abandon in the 20th congress of the communist party?
What did it say?
Marxist Leninist - there would be war between socialism and capitalism.
When was the Geneva conference?
May 1959
What was the outcome of the Geneva conference?
- relationship between superpowers were better
- agreed to meet for another summit meeting next year
When was Camp David Summit?
September 1959
What did Eisenhower say in the Camp David Summit?
- ‘ because of our importance in the world, it is vital that we understand each other better’
What happened to the Berlin ultimatum in the Camp David Summit.
It was withdrawn
What was on the agenda for the Paris summit?
- test ban treaty
- Cuba - America was concerned that they had a communist government on their doorstep
- Berlin - the Soviets were mad that East Germans were leaving west Germans
When was the American u2 spy plane shot down over the USSR?
1st may 1960
How was the u2 spy plane incident embarrassing for America?
They got found out lying
What happened at the Paris summit?
Khrushchev demanded that Eisenhower apologise and he refused. Khrushchev walked out.
Consequences of u2 spy plane and Paris summit meeting.
- embarrassing for America because they lied
- no agreement on the test ban treaty
- nothing was resolved with Cuba and Berlin
- heightening Cold War tensions as the relationship deteriorated.
