1. U-2 Incident
Read the Question.
Which word do you think best described how F. Gary Powers felt while he was being held prisoner by the Soviet Union: Proud, Confused, Resilient, or something else?
Scan the Blurb.
In May of 1960, the United States was conducting reconnaissance missions over the Soviet Union to learn more about their military capabilities and take pictures of high-interest areas. The U-2 spy plane was thought to fly at such a high altitude that it could not be shot down by anti-aircraft missiles.