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What major geopolitical period was the U-2 incident part of?

  • World War II

  • Cold War

  • Vietnam War

  • Post-Cold War

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The answer is the Cold War, a period of intense rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II. The U-2 incident was a defining moment in the Cold War, as it brought the two superpowers to the brink of war.
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