Eisenhower's hopes for U.S-Soviet reconciliation were dashed by __________.
A. Stalin's death and the emergence of Khrushchev
B. the Soviet launch of Sputnik
C. an incident in which an American U-2 plane was shot down over the Soviet Union
D. U.S. intervention in the East Berlin uprising
Answer: C
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