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In 1960 The soviet union shot down an American U-2 spy plane in soviet air space. This led to a dramatic confrontation at the U.S- Soviet summit in paris 1960. After the Hungarian uprising, Khrushchev reasserted Soviet power and the superiority of communism. Even though he supported "peaceful coexistence" with capitalism, he began accusing the "capitalist countries" of Starting a "feverish arms race." Late the following year, Khruschev demanded the withdrawl of allied troops from West Berlin. At Eisenhower's invitation, Khrushchev visited the United States in late 1959. After the success of that visit, the two leaders agreed to hold a summit in Paris. A summit is a formal face-to-face meeting of leaers form different countries to discuss important issues. Shortly before the summit began in 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 spy plane. At first, Eisenhower claimed that the aircraft was a weather plane that had strayed off course. The Khrushchev dramatically produced the pilot. Eisenhower refused to apologize, saying that flights had protected the American security. In response, Khrushchev broke up the summit. ======

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