Winston Churchill Iron Curtain speech

Question 1

What was the iron curtain

Answer 1

Separation between capitalism and communism across Europe
between eastern Europe in Western Europe
Separate satellite states from the US

Question 2

Countries part of the satellite states

Answer 2

Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland

Question 3

What happened between 1945 in 1947 in satellite states

Answer 3

Red Army remains in occupation of Eastern Europe countries
initial coalitions were set between Communists and other parties
Communist back Stalin took over the key aspects of countries (media forces civil service)
opposition leaders were murdered or Fled
Rigged elections were held
People’s democracy were set up- they appeared Democratic but were all far-left

Question 4

Why did the satellite states create tension between USA and USSR

Answer 4

Because USSR were controlling and taking over under other countries this made USA paranoid as they had more power in a sphere of influence

Question 5

Why did ussr want polands land

Answer 5

There was a flat corridor that had been used to invade Russia very often in the past
South of Poland was very mountainous and easy to defend
Stalin insisted that this land stay ussr
Poland was compensated with land from Germany