churchills iron curtain speech

Question 1

when was churchills iron curtain speech

Answer 1

march 6 1946, during a visit to the usa.

Question 2

why was churchills speech taken seriously

Answer 2

winston churchill was britains former prime minister and a wartime leader so his views were to be taken seriously

Question 3

what did churchill say about the ussr

Answer 3

churchill said the ussr was attempting to spread its influence across the rest of europe and increase its power

Question 4

what did churchill say about the iron curtain

Answer 4

an invisible line had split europe in two, between the east and the west and coined the term “iron curtain”

Question 5

what was trumans reaction to churchills speech

Answer 5

truman was at churchills side during the speech so therefore respected and shared churchills view

Question 6

what was moscows reaction to churchills speech

Answer 6

the speech was viewed as a deliberate misinterpretation of the ussrs aims