Iron Curtain Speech Flashcards
1
Q
When was the iron curtain speech
A
5th March 1946
2
Q
What did churchil say, quote
A
‘An iron curtainhas descended accross the continent’
3
Q
What effect did the speech have
A
As the speech was in america, stalin saw this as the same perspective as America
4
Q
What issue did churchill say must be contained
A
After communist governments were set up in poland and bulgaria he essentially said the west must contain communism as it was a threat to freedom and world peace
5
Q
Effect
A
Increased tension and mistrust, leading soviet union to strengthen it’s forces and step up anti-west propoganda
