Question

Give one example to show that the US-Soviet relation remained tense even during the so-called ‘Thaw’ period.

Answer 1

The U-2 incident in 1960 shows that US-Soviet relations remained tense even during the so-called ‘Thaw’ period. An American U-2 spy plane pilot, shot down over Soviet land, was caught. This incident sparked a significant global crisis and disrupted a scheduled summit between the US and the USSR. It showed that mistrust and spying were still going on even though efforts were made to calm things down.