Berlin Crisis and U2 affair Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
Berlin ultimatum?
A
27th November 1958
-6 month ultimatum to withdraw Western troops from West Berlin and Berlin to be declared a ‘free city’
2
Q
When did Western powers reject the Berlin ultimatum?
A
31st December 1958
3
Q
U2 affair?
A
1st May 1960
-USSR brought down a US spy plane
-Powers survived and confirmed that missile gap very much in USA’s favour
