Iron Curtain speech (1st effect) Flashcards
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1 st effect
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The first effect of Churchill and his ‘iron curtain’ speech was that tension between the superpowers increased
- In the speech Churchill made it clear that he thought the USSR was a threat to freedom and world peace
- He made the speech in the USA and although he was not speaking on behalf of the USA, he must have shown the speech to Truman before, so Stalin believed that it reflected the US beliefs as well as Britain’s
- therefore, it confirmed Stalin’s view that the USA wanted to dominate Europe
-> worsening US-Soviet relations
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2nd effect
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The second effect was that Stalin strengthened his forces and began an anti-Western propaganda campaign
- Stalin likened the USA to Nazi Germany in their quest to dominate Europe
- He strengthened his forces as he believed that Truman wanted to use American military power against communism
- leading to Stalin’s continued expansion into Eastern Europe
