Why Did the U-2 Summit End So Poorly for the United

question 75

Multiple Choice

Why did the U-2 Summit end so poorly for the United States?

• A) The Soviets were able to use their shooting down of a U.S. spy plane to embarrass Eisenhower.
• B) Khrushchev attended the meeting drunk and made outrageous accusations that angered Eisenhower.
• C) Terrorists planned to bomb the building, leading both sides no choice but to call off the summit.
• D) Eisenhower was recovering from surgery, leading Khrushchev to act more aggressively in the negotiations.
• E) The United States had refused to engage in spying efforts against the Soviets and, thus, came across as weak.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus that occurs without prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method where two stimuli are consistently associated together, leading to a reaction initially triggered by the second stimulus being provoked solely by the first stimulus over time.

Conditioned Response

An automatic response established by training to an ordinarily neutral stimulus.