COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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the expanding influence of communists in Western Europe
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the desperate economic conditions in Eastern Europe
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the spread of hunger and disease in Western Europe
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the growing Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill gave a speech declaring that an “iron curtain” had descended across Europe, pointing to efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the West.
Detailed explanation-3: -Significance & Impact It helped bolster American and Western European opposition to communism and the Soviet Union. In his speech, Churchill went on to argue that strong American-British relations were essential to stopping the spread of communism and maintaining peace in Europe.