The 1960 Four Power Paris Summit between President Dwight Eisenhower, Nikita Khrushchev, Harold Macmillan and Charles de Gaulle collapsed because of the incident. Eisenhower refused to accede to Khrushchev's demands that he apologize. Therefore, Khrushchev would not take part in the summit. Up until this event, Eisenhower felt he had been making progress towards better relations with the Soviet Union. Nuclear arms reduction and Berlin were to have been discussed at the summit. Eisenhower stated it had all been ruined because of that "stupid U-2 business". COUNT 5
QSN1 Along with Eisenhower, Macmillan and de Gaulle, what leader attended the Four Powers Paris Summit? ANS1 Nikita Khrushchev QSN2 What did Khrushchev demand that Eisenhower do? ANS2 apologize QSN3 Along with reducing nuclear weapons, what was to have been the topic of conversation at the Four Power Paris Summit? ANS3 Berlin QSN4 What did Eisenhower blame for ruining the summit? ANS4 stupid U-2 business QSN5 In what year was the Four Power Paris Summit intended to take place? ANS5 1960