HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain” when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
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European nations needed to build more factories
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Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe
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The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful
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There was a division between communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Iron Curtain, the political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its dependent eastern and central European allies from open contact with the West and other noncommunist areas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The title of his speech was “The Sinews of Peace, ‘’ but its primary message was that the United States and Great Britain needed to confront an increasingly aggressive Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-3: -Churchill’s first recorded use of the term “iron curtain” came in a 12 May 1945 telegram he sent to U.S. President Harry S. Truman regarding his concern about Soviet actions, stating “[a]n iron curtain is drawn down upon their front.
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