Churchills Iron Curtain Speech

Question 1

What was Churchills Iron curtain speech?

Answer 1

It was a speech by Churchill metaphorically dividing west and east europe. In it he also mentioned his negative thoughts on communism and that the Soviet Union is a threat to freedom to freedom and world peace and was trying to spread communism all around the world.

Question 2

What were the consequences of the iron curtain speech?

Answer 2

• It increased tention and mistrust between west and USSR and communsim.
• Caused Soviet Union to strengthen its forces and step up a campaign of anti-western propaganda

Question 3

How did Stalin react to the speech?

Answer 3

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Question 4

What was Stalins Response to the speech?

Answer 4

• Stalin compares Churchill to Hitler implying he is a dangerous enemy
• he implied that the USA and Britain are ganging up on the USSR