Question

6. Which of the following is significant about the U-2 Spy Plane Incident?

a. Was one of the 1" open rebellions in Eastern Europe against the power of the USSR
b. Was one of the largest public demonstrations against China; communist officials brutally suppressed it
c. It started a war that eventually saw the US & USSR join sides against the UK, France, & Israel
d. It saw a move toward "communism with a human face" that caused the USSR to brutally suppressit
e. Exposed US for spying on the USSR & lying about it at the highest levels of our government

Answer 1

Answer: e. Exposed US for spying on the USSR & lying about it at the highest levels of our government

Step-by-step explanation:

The U-2 Spy Plane Incident happened in May 1960 when the Soviet Union captured American pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane which was being used by the US to gather information about the Soviet Union's nuclear programme.

The Soviets did not initially say that they had captured the pilot so the US lied about the incident and said it was a weather plane that had flown off-course. The Soviets then revealed that they had Powers in custody at which point the US relented and took responsibility.