cold war: 1946

Question 1

explain the Iron Curtain speech

Answer 1

-Churchill made a simple, important observation of new situation in Europe: “An iron curtain has descended across the continent”
-speech specifically referred to imaginary line dividing Europe between Soviet and Western influence
-Stalin called this speech a ‘call to arms’

Question 2

explain Kennan’s Long Telegram

Answer 2

-analysis of the foreign policy of the USSR ans its possible future actions
-stated that the Soviet leadership were suspicious and aggressive and that there should be no compromises with the USSR
-proved to be the basis for the Truman Doctrine