Khrushchev UN shoe-banging incident
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The Khrushchev UN shoe-banging incident was a dramatic 1960 episode in which Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev angrily pounded his shoe on his desk during a United Nations debate, symbolizing the intense confrontational style of Cold War diplomacy.
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| Khrushchev UN shoe-banging incident canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Khrushchev UN shoe-banging incident Context triple: [Cold War rhetoric, hasNotableExample, Khrushchev UN shoe-banging incident]
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U-2 incident of 1960
The U-2 incident of 1960 was a Cold War crisis in which an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, severely damaging U.S.–Soviet relations and derailing a planned summit between their leaders.
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B.
Ping-pong diplomacy
Ping-pong diplomacy was a series of table tennis exchanges in the early 1970s that helped thaw relations and open diplomatic ties between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
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The Tashkent Crisis
The Tashkent Crisis is a historical non-fiction book by William Craig that examines Cold War tensions and diplomatic maneuvering surrounding the 1966 Tashkent peace talks between India and Pakistan.
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Berlin Crisis
The Berlin Crisis was a Cold War confrontation between the Soviet Union and the Western Allies over the status and future of Berlin, culminating in the construction of the Berlin Wall and heightening East–West tensions in the early 1960s.
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E.
Kennan’s Long Telegram
Kennan’s Long Telegram is a 1946 diplomatic cable by U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan that laid the intellectual foundation for the Cold War policy of containment toward the Soviet Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Khrushchev UN shoe-banging incident Target entity description: The Khrushchev UN shoe-banging incident was a dramatic 1960 episode in which Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev angrily pounded his shoe on his desk during a United Nations debate, symbolizing the intense confrontational style of Cold War diplomacy.
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A.
U-2 incident of 1960
The U-2 incident of 1960 was a Cold War crisis in which an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, severely damaging U.S.–Soviet relations and derailing a planned summit between their leaders.
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B.
Ping-pong diplomacy
Ping-pong diplomacy was a series of table tennis exchanges in the early 1970s that helped thaw relations and open diplomatic ties between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
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C.
The Tashkent Crisis
The Tashkent Crisis is a historical non-fiction book by William Craig that examines Cold War tensions and diplomatic maneuvering surrounding the 1966 Tashkent peace talks between India and Pakistan.
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D.
Berlin Crisis
The Berlin Crisis was a Cold War confrontation between the Soviet Union and the Western Allies over the status and future of Berlin, culminating in the construction of the Berlin Wall and heightening East–West tensions in the early 1960s.
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E.
Kennan’s Long Telegram
Kennan’s Long Telegram is a 1946 diplomatic cable by U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan that laid the intellectual foundation for the Cold War policy of containment toward the Soviet Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War event
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United Nations General Assembly incident ⓘ diplomatic incident ⓘ |
| action |
angry desk-pounding
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shoe-banging on desk ⓘ |
| approximateDate | October 1960 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nikita Khrushchev’s volatile public persona ⓘ |
| became |
iconic image of Khrushchev
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symbol of Soviet bluster ⓘ |
| body | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
Eisenhower administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Eisenhower administration period in the United States
post-Stalin Soviet leadership era ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| controversy |
disputes over exact details of whether the shoe actually struck the desk
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uncertainty about how Khrushchev obtained or removed the shoe ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfMainParticipant | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
referenced in discussions of UN decorum
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referenced in political satire ⓘ |
| date | 1960 ⓘ |
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| duringSession | Fifteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
anger
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outrage ⓘ |
| hasLanguageDepiction | widely recounted in memoirs and histories of the Cold War ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
notorious example of Cold War theatrics
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one of the most famous moments in UN history ⓘ |
| legacy |
frequently cited as an example of undiplomatic behavior at the UN
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used as a metaphor for loud, aggressive diplomacy ⓘ |
| location | United Nations Headquarters ⓘ |
| mainParticipant | Nikita Khrushchev ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international press coverage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
public display of anger by a head of government at the UN
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use of a shoe as a political prop ⓘ |
| objectUsed | shoe ⓘ |
| organizationContext | United Nations ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Cold War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
East–West diplomatic tensions
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United States–Soviet Union relations ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–American rivalry
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| setting | plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly ⓘ |
| symbolized |
Soviet defiance toward Western powers
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intense confrontational style of Cold War diplomacy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| topicOfDebate |
criticism of Western colonial powers
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decolonization ⓘ |
| typeOfProtest | dramatic physical gesture ⓘ |
| visualIconography | images and cartoons of Khrushchev waving or banging a shoe ⓘ |
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