Iron Curtain Speech march 1946

Question 1

When did the speech take place?

Answer 1

1946

Question 2

what was the essence of the speech?

Answer 2

Churchill wanted to warn the people of Britain about Stalin’s communist take over, trying to up rise outrage saying that Stalin is taking Europe hostage with commnism

Question 3

What is the emphasis on?

Answer 3

USSR has control, Europe is being taken hostage

Question 4

Why was the metaphor “iron curtain” being used?

Answer 4

because it represented how he had a secure hold over all of them

Question 5

what was the effect of Churchill’s speech

Answer 5

This led to increased tension and the Soviet Union strengthening its forces and stepping up with its anti-Western propaganda

Question 6

how did Churchill’s speech damage relations

Answer 6

Churchill’s speech made relations between East and West worse because Stalin assumed Churchill’s views reflected Truman’s beliefs