Iron Curtain Speech - Cold War

Question 1

Who did the Iron Curtain speech and when was it delivered?

Answer 1

Churchills “Iron Curtain” Speech was delivered on March 1946 on a visit to Fulton, Missouri

Question 2

What did the “Iron Curtain” speech from Churchill communicate?

Answer 2

The point communicated by Churchill was that the Soviet Union was a great threat to freedom and world peace. He did this in America because he wanted to gain support from America to prevent communism from spreading further

Question 3

What was a consequence of the “Iron Curtain” speech?

Answer 3

This led to an increase in tension between the US and the Soviet Union and meant that the Soviet Government strengthened their forces and amplified their anti-western propaganda