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The U-2 Incident

The Cold War. The U-2 Incident. Impression Text. Use the following terms to write a paragraph predicting what happened in a key incident that heightened tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War: U-2 Secret high altitude aircraft

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The U-2 Incident

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  1. The Cold War The U-2 Incident

  2. Impression Text Use the following terms to write a paragraph predicting what happened in a key incident that heightened tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War: • U-2 • Secret high altitude aircraft • Flights over the Soviet Union • Cameras • Weather mission • Soviet missiles • Plane shot down

  3. U-2 Overflights and the Capture of Francis Gary Powers, 1960 • Read and annotate the article looking for: • What was the U-2? • What was the purpose of U-2 flights? • What happened in May 1, 1960? • How did the U.S. respond? • How did the Soviet Union respond?

  4. The U-2 Incident: Split-page Notes

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