The Geneva Summit was seen as an extremely important building block to better friendships and more open communication between the leaders of "The Big Four".

This community would form the critical foundation of a unified world in which minimal barriers to trade and common interests would serve to engender diplomacy.

Topics such as East-West trade agreements, tariffs, the arms race, international security and disarmament policy were all addressed to some extent.

[6] The most significant proposal made by President Eisenhower was his "Open Skies" plan, which called for an international aerial monitoring system.

In the past, Soviet leaders had later misinterpreted American suggestions as whole-hearted promises, which could serve to bring more division instead of unity.

Khrushchev was willing to allow a united Germany providing it was neutral, but West German entrance into NATO in May made the situation increasingly complicated.