What was the name of the Soviet leader during the U-2 Incident?
Stalin
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Gorbachev
Answer
Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union during the U-2 Incident, was concerned about the United States' aerial surveillance program and viewed it as a significant threat to Soviet security and national sovereignty. He demanded an apology and the return of the captured pilot, Powers.
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Which city was Powers flying from when his U-2 was shot down?
What was the media's term for the diplomatic crisis following the incident?
The U-2 incident occurred just before a summit in which city?
Powers' conviction in the USSR was for espionage and?
Before joining the CIA, in which branch of military did Powers serve?
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