In 1960, the Soviets withdrew from a planned summit after
a. American trade restrictions prevented them from buying wheat.
b. American protestors threw eggs at the motorcade of Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
c. their ambassador to Great Britain defected to the West.
d. they shot down an American spy plane.
ANSWER: d
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