A british point of view: Winston Churchill's iron curtain speech

Question 1

When and where did Winston Churchill deliver his Iron Curtain speech?

Answer 1

In March 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his Iron Curtain speech in Fulton, Missouri, USA.

Question 2

Why did Winston Churchill give the Iron Curtain speech?

Answer 2

He gave the speech because communist governments had recently been established in Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria, and he believed the Soviet Union threatened freedom and world peace.

Question 3

What was the result of Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech?

Answer 3

The speech increased tension between the East and West, leading the Soviet Union to strengthen its forces and intensify a campaign of anti-Western propaganda, worsening the hostility between the two sides.