Summit meetings of 1959-61

• 1.At Geneva in May 1959 the foreign ministers met. No solution was reached but it was agreed Khrushchev and Eisenhower would meet in person.
• 2.At Camp David in September 1959, the Soviets agreed to withdraw the Ultimatum and that they would hold talks again in the summer.
• 3.At Paris in May 1960, the Soviets announced that they had shot down an American U-2 spy plane, and that the pilot, Gary Powers, had admitted to being a spy.
• 4.When Eisenhower refused to apologise, Khrushchev walked out of the meeting.
• 5.At Vienna in June 1961, Khrushchev believed he could get the better of the new American President, John Kennedy, whose reputation was weakened by the Bay of Pigs.
• 6.Khrushchev renewed the Berlin Ultimatum.
• 7.Kennedy refused to make any concessions and the meeting ended.
• 8.As a result, relations between Kennedy and Khrushchev were strained.
• 9.Kennedy also decided to increase spending on the American armed forces by over $2 billion.
• Where did the foreign ministers meet in May 1959?

  Geneva
• What was agreed upon at the May 1959 meeting?

  Khrushchev and Eisenhower would meet in person
• What happened at Camp David in September 1959?

  Soviets agreed to withdraw the Ultimatum
• When would the Soviets hold talks again after Camp David?

  In the summer
• What did the Soviets announce at Paris in May 1960?

  They shot down an American U-2 spy plane
• Who was the pilot of the U-2 spy plane?

  Gary Powers
• What did Gary Powers admit to being?

  A spy
• What was Eisenhower's response to the demand for an apology?

  He refused to apologise
• What action did Khrushchev take after Eisenhower refused to apologise?

  He walked out of the meeting
• Where did Khrushchev believe he could outmaneuver Kennedy?

  Vienna
• Why did Khrushchev think he could get the better of Kennedy?

  Because Kennedy's reputation was weakened
• What did Khrushchev renew in June 1961?

  The Berlin Ultimatum
• What was Kennedy's response to Khrushchev's demands?

  He refused to make any concessions
• What was the outcome of the meeting between Kennedy and Khrushchev?

  The meeting ended without agreement
• How did the relationship between Kennedy and Khrushchev change after their meeting?

  Relations became strained
• How much did Kennedy decide to increase spending on the armed forces?

  Over $2 billion