On May 1, 1960, two weeks prior to the United States-Soviet Summit in Paris, a U-2 high altitude reconnaissance airplane was shot down while flying a spy mission over the Soviet Union. The Eisenhower administration was forced to own up to the mission, and Khrushchev canceled the Paris Summit. As a result, The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union continued for over 30 years. Shortly after the end of World War II, United States and the Soviet Union emerged as the two superpowers
On May 1, 1960, a U-2 high altitude airplane was shot down while flying a spy mission over the Soviet Union. The U-2 incident made higher tensions between the United States and soviets through the duration of the cold war. Eisenhower had approved a plan to collect information about the Soviet Union’s capabilities. In 1956 u-2 spy planes were flying around getting visions of the soviet military facilities. One of the pilots always carried a small needle filled with poison in case he ever got captured
States was involved. Which therefore President Eisenhower was forced to admit and make a public apology. Throughout the essay there will be detail of Eisenhower’s plans for the U.S and Soviet Union relations with the U.S as well as what led up to the incident, what happened when the plane crashed, and what
Area 51. Located in a small town about eighty miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, Area 51 is a military base and airfield in the United States. The base was originally used as a bombing range and later used to test government aircraft such as the U-2 spy plane and the SR-71 Blackbird. Although it has been disclosed as being a military base, many have suspicions that it is correlated with extraterrestrial beings. Rumored to be associated with aliens, Area 51 has a unique history of public speculation
After the U-2 incident of 1960, more emphasis was placed on safer methods of acquiring reconnaissance imagery. The first photographic reconnaissance satellite program was the codenamed Discovery. These first satellites could see objects as small as 35-40 feet and once they ejected their film capsule, the satellites were forced to reenter and burn up in the atmosphere. The latest declassified satellite is from the late 1970s and can focus on objects as small as 5.5 inches. Instead of using a film
they built the base the government keeps denying its existence. The base was built during WWI, it is designated to be a testing site for any military programs such as the U-2 program they called it a “natural phenomena” or a “high altitude weather research.” A famous incident happened near the
have often speculated what is inside and what exactly goes on inside the gates, but no one really knows, except the people who have worked there and are sworn to secrecy. Many believe that the UFOs seen near Area 51 and across the United States are U-2 spy planes that the military was testing there, however, there are some people who think the government is hiding a major secret there from the U.S. public, that there are aliens and extraterrestrial spacecraft being stored there. Many people who
The Presidential Debates Between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon In the Presidential Election of 1960 John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Richard Milhouse Nixon were in a series of debates that were different from past debates. The three biggest national television networks arranged for the debate to be televised on all three stations. The Democratic candidate, Senator Kennedy from Massachusetts, and Vice President Nixon both agreed on the televised debates. Each debate was given a subject
into Americas' backyard the US Government imposed a strict economic blockade hoping to starve Castro into US policies. In desperation Castro turned to the soviets for balance of powers to weigh up the balance of communism ideologies. In February 1960, Castro signed a trade pact with the Soviets, which eventually led to close diplomatic relations. At this time the US Government became more worried that a communist superpower had ventured so close to her borders. By authority of Eisenhower, Cuban
having a good judgement for the benefit of an army. Despite the ongoing controversy of Eisenhower and his effectiveness as a leader and president overall, it is proven that Eisenhower served as an effective leader due to his responsibility in the U2 incident, his effectiveness as an army commander through the World Wars and foreign affairs, and his myriad of leadership qualities that ensured safety for the United States as a nation in domestic affairs. Dwight D. Eisenhower served as the supreme commander
Laser surgery Lasers (The word laser is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.) lasers were first introduced in 1960, The first successfully optical laser constructed by Maiman (1960), was a ruby crystal surrounded by a helicoilal flash tube enclosed within a polished aluminum cylindrical cavity cooled by forced air. The ruby cylinder forms a Fabry-Perot cavity by optically polishing the ends to be parallel to within a third of a wavelength of light. Each end was
Recent Developments in Air Law International civil aviation has a major impact on contemporary world society. It shapes national economies as trade is carried out through aircraft and air routes. A small country like Singapore has achieved remarkable economic progress due to its formidable airline, Singapore Airlines. Tourism promoted by aviation has helped the economies of many countries. "Aviation is an agent for change and progress" said the former Secretary General of ICAO, Dr S.S. Sidhu on
The Cold War Hawks and Doves The terms hawks and doves' were quick labels attached to politicians in order to categorize their views on war and foreign policies, as to make them understandable and accessible for the public. However, these labels were not always accurate and in some cases could be quite misleading; it would have been more accurate not to label individuals as either Hawks or Doves, but instead, what they stood for. Hawks: A term used to describe those with a relatively aggressive
therefore, he can not be lauded for his success in ending the crisis which he himself started. Cuba had been a large assent for the United States throughout the 1950s, prior to President Eisenhower severing diplomatic relations with Cuba in the 1960s.1 After Fidel Castro and his Revolutionaries took control of Cuba, they began to gain mass popularity and power which upset Government officials in the United States. Eisenhower developed a plan which the Kennedy Administration later followed
The Presidential Election of 1960 The presidential election that took place in 1960 was an interesting one. Newcomer, John F. Kennedy verses the Vice President, Richard M. Nixon. It was experimental with its trail of televised debates. It also marked the second in which a catholic had run for president and more importantly the first in which a catholic attained victory. John F. Kennedy, of Irish decent, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29,1917. He entered the Navy, after graduation
The 1960’s were one of the most significant decades in the twentieth century. The sixties were filled with new music, clothes, and an overall change in the way people acted, but most importantly it was a decade filled with civil rights movements. On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from North Carolina Agriculture and Technical College in Greensboro went to a Woolworth’s lunch counter and sat down politely and asked for service. The waitress refused to serve them and the students remained
In the time period from 1948 to 1961, Americans had to deal with the aftermath of World War II. After the Second World War, the Cold War began between the Soviet Union and the United States. The animosity between the Soviet Union and the U.S. caused American people to be afraid of communism being spread and nuclear war. American people feared that the Soviet Union would spread communism across the globe and affect the United States as well. U.S. citizens were also afraid of the arms race that occurred
“An idea they had was to fly low level U-2 flights over Cuba, with the intention of having one shot down as a pretext for a war” (Ruppe). The joints chiefs had a plan to propose in using the potential death of astronaut John Gleen during the first attempt to put an American into orbit as a false
F.O.L.K.S. Follow and Obey the Laws the Kings Set Black Gangster Disciple In the 1960's another group was being formed to rival the Black P-Stone Nation. The Black Gangster Disciple Nation was started by a man named David Barksdale. The Black Gangster Disciple Nation {BGDN} fought bloody wars ont he Chicago south side over turf and drug sales. King David Barksdale was assassinated in 1974. As a symbol of honor and remembrance the six-pointed Jewish star {Star of David} was adopted by the BGDN
What was the significance of the Cold War? In the aftermath of the Second World War the Allied Powers of the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France all found themselves victorious against the fascist enemy of Nazi Germany. As this war ended relations between the western and eastern allies became sour and started to corrode forming a new kind of war. The Cold War was not a direct war but decades of geopolitical tension and military standoffs predominantly among the Union of