The U2 Spy Plane Incident: Cold War Tensions and International Fallout

In 1960, a U2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union, escalating Cold War tensions. Initially denied by the US, the mission was exposed when the USSR presented evidence. Powers was captured, tried, and later exchanged for a Soviet spy. The incident strained US-Soviet relations, disrupted a crucial summit, and marked a decline in President Eisenhower's standing.

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