USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the leader of Russia when the phrase “Iron Curtain” was phrased?
A
President Roosevelt
B
President Truman
C
Joseph Stalin
D
Joseph McCarthy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -More importantly, Stalin had no stomach for confrontation with the West. His focus was on rebuilding Russia and ensuring a buffer of friendly states to ensure national security in the future.

Detailed explanation-2: -Churchill’s famed “Iron Curtain” speech ushered in the Cold War and made the term a household phrase.

Detailed explanation-3: -In March 1946 Soviet leader Joseph Stalin responded to Winston Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech, through the pages of the communist newspaper Pravda: “Mr Churchill now stands in the position of a firebrand of war.

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