POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
THE DESCENT OF THE IRON CURTAIN
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Winston Churchill
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Joseph Stalin
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Churchill’s famed “Iron Curtain” speech ushered in the Cold War and made the term a household phrase. Top image courtesy of America’s National Churchill Museum.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term “iron curtain” was the symbol Churchill used to denote the separation of Europe into two rival camps. On one side of the iron curtain were the democracies of western Europe while on the other side were the totalitarian countries of central and eastern European that were dominated by the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-3: -In his famous Iron Curtain speech, Winston Churchill claimed that the Soviet Union wanted to spread Communism throughout Europe. He used the term “iron curtain” to describe how the Soviets were exerting dominant control over Eastern European countries.
Detailed explanation-4: -On March 5, 1946, Sir Winston Churchill visited Westminster College as the Green Lecturer and delivered “Sinews of Peace, ” a message heard round the world that went down in history as the “Iron Curtain Speech."