Churchills Iron Curtain Speech Flashcards
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What was Churchills Iron curtain speech?
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It was a speech by Churchill metaphorically dividing west and east europe. In it he also mentioned his negative thoughts on communism and that the Soviet Union is a threat to freedom to freedom and world peace and was trying to spread communism all around the world.
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What were the consequences of the iron curtain speech?
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- It increased tention and mistrust between west and USSR and communsim.
- Caused Soviet Union to strengthen its forces and step up a campaign of anti-western propaganda
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How did Stalin react to the speech?
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What was Stalins Response to the speech?
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- Stalin compares Churchill to Hitler implying he is a dangerous enemy
- he implied that the USA and Britain are ganging up on the USSR
