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A 1960 Soviet Cartoon commenting on the uses of the U-2 Spy Plane

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What can you see? What is the message?

How damaging was the U-2 Spy Plane Crisis? By the end of the lesson you should: Know the key events of the U-2 Spy Crisis Understand how the U-2 Spy crisis affected relations between the USA and the USSR Be able to analyse cartoons on the U-2 Spy Crisis

What is the message?

What do these pictures have in common?

The U 2 Crisis

The Lockheed U 2 • High altitude (flies higher than most aircraft) • Flies high above enemy territory and takes pictures of military bases and movements. • Designed by the United States of America for Reconnaissance (spying)…or weather forcasting! https: //www. bing. com/videos/search? q=bridge+of+spies+u+scens&&view=detai l&mid=BC 4 A 63 AB 4 E 68 A 7996 C 1 E&&FORM=VRDGAR

Context • Khrushchev has given speech denouncing Stalin – ‘destalinisation’ • Rhetoric about Peaceful Co-existence between the Superpowers. • Agreed meeting in Paris between Britain, France, USA and USSR to discuss and solve some Cold War Problems – PARIS SUMMIT

CIA Lockheed U 2 spy plane

1960 U-2 incident Part of the Cold War A U-2 aircraft similar to the one shot down Type Aircraft shoot-down Location near Aramil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union[1] 56° 43′ 35. 73″N 60° 59′ 9. 61″EC oordinates: 56° 43′ 35. 73″N 6 0° 59′ 9. 61″E Objective Intercept American U-2 spy aircraft Date 1 May 1960 Executed by Soviet Air Defense Forces Casualties 1 Soviet (friendly fire) killed

‘I have recently been notified that a weather plane had flown off course and is missing’ D. Eisenhower – US President’s statement having found out that a U 2 plane had been shot down. ‘An American Aeroplane has been shot down over the USSR’ N. Khrushchev’s announcement immediately after the U 2 plane had been shot down

Pilot, Gary Powers standing by U 2 aircraft Wreckage picture near a town in the USSR called Sverdlovsk

Pictures seized by the USSR from the U 2 spy plane.

Prediction How will these events effect the relationship between East and West? What about the upcoming Paris meeting? ? ? What about Peaceful Co-existence?

How damaging was the U-2 Spy Plane Crisis? By the end of the lesson you should: Know the key events of the U-2 Spy Crisis Understand how the U-2 Spy crisis affected relations between the USA and the USSR Be able to analyse cartoons on the U-2 Spy Crisis

Consequences • The US was shown up as Khrushchev tricked them into lying about the spy plane. • Khrushchev refused to attend the Paris meeting. • He gave the event as much publicity as possible to show that the West cannot be trusted. • Hopes of easing Cold War Tension disappeared. Why did the U 2 crisis come at a bad time?

How damaging was the U-2 Spy Plane Crisis? Causes In 1956 the USA developed a U-2 plane. What was it? What did the USA say it was? Whose cartoon is this? How do you know? What is the message? What happened on 1 st May 1960, whilst preparing for the Four Powers Summit? Events Consequences Did the USA tell the truth? What The summit ended with no did they say? decisions made Peaceful Co-existence ended. USA was embarrassed. USSR scored a propaganda victory New, and better ways, of spying was developed – James Bond! How did Krushchev respond? The whole episode seemed to prove to the Chinese that USA could not be trusted. The planned visit by President Eisenhower to USSR was cancelled. Americans believed they were losing the Cold War. In the election of 1961, JFK was elected, who promised he’d be tough on communism. Order of imoortance

How damaging was the U-2 Spy Plane Crisis? Causes Events In 1956 the USA At first the USA lied about what developed a U-2 Spy plane. happened. This showed that… This… On 1 st May 1960, whilst preparing for the Four Power Summit, … Khrushchev demanded an apology however… Consequences The summit ended with no decisions made Peaceful Co-existence ended. USA was embarrassed. USSR scored a propaganda victory New, and better ways, of spying was developed – James Bond! The whole episode seemed to prove to the Chinese that USA could not be trusted. The planned visit by President Eisenhower to USSR was cancelled. Americans believed they were losing the Cold War. In the election of 1961, JFK was elected, who promised he’d be tough on communism. A 1960 Soviet Cartoon commenting on the uses of the U-2 Spy Plane

6 mark question Look at this cartoon. It suggests that all hopes of peace were dashed by the U 2 incident. Do you agree with this interpretation? Use the source and your own knowledge to answer the question.

How damaging was the U-2 Spy Plane Crisis? Causes Events In 1956 the USA At first the USA lied about what developed a U-2 Spy plane. happened. This showed that… This… On 1 st May 1960, whilst preparing for the Four Power Summit, … Khrushchev demanded an apology however… Consequences The summit ended with no decisions made Peaceful Co-existence ended. USA was embarrassed. USSR scored a propaganda victory New, and better ways, of spying was developed – James Bond! The whole episode seemed to prove to the Chinese that USA could not be trusted. The planned visit by President Eisenhower to USSR was cancelled. Americans believed they were losing the Cold War. In the election of 1961, JFK was elected, who promised he’d be tough on communism. A 1960 Soviet Cartoon commenting on the uses of the U-2 Spy Plane