The Importance of Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
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- Created on: 01-02-21 14:08
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- The Importance of Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
- Key Ideas
- Europe was firmly divided by an "iron curtain"
- The USSR controlled the Eastern European country
- The USSR wanted its power and communism to expand without limit
- March 1946 - in the opposition, Churchill was more free to express his criticism of the USSR
- Reactions to the Speech
- Stalin reacted by arguing the USSR had a right to protect themselves after their heavy losses in the war
- Many in the USA thought the speech was irresponsible
- The USA government was already moving towards a policy of opposition to communism
- Accuracy and Importance
- At this point, the USSR was in complete control of the Eastern Bloc
- Encouraged anti-Russian sentiment and provoked a strong reaction from the USSR which escalated tensions
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