Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech

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Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech was a landmark 1946 address warning of Soviet expansion and the division of Europe at the dawn of the Cold War.

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instanceOf Cold War speech ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
political speech ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sinews of Peace speech ⓘ
The Sinews of Peace ⓘ
linked to: Sinews of Peace
attendee Harry S. Truman ⓘ
audienceType American public ⓘ
academic audience ⓘ
calledFor firm policy toward the Soviet Union ⓘ
strong alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States ⓘ
coinedOrPopularized the term "Iron Curtain" in the context of postwar Europe ⓘ
linked to: Iron Curtain
context post-World War II geopolitical settlement ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
criticizedBy Soviet government ⓘ
date 1946-03-05 ⓘ
described the political division of Europe into East and West ⓘ
documentType public address ⓘ
famousPhrase Iron Curtain ⓘ
genre oratory ⓘ
hasPart appeal for peace through strength ⓘ
discussion of the United Nations ⓘ
historicalPeriod early Cold War ⓘ
host Westminster College ⓘ
impact influenced U.S. foreign policy debates ⓘ
marked rhetorical beginning of the Cold War ⓘ
shaped Western perceptions of the Soviet Union ⓘ
introducedBy Harry S. Truman ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTopic Anglo-American cooperation ⓘ
Soviet expansion in Europe ⓘ
collective security against aggression ⓘ
division of Europe ⓘ
emergence of the Cold War ⓘ
mediaCoverage widely reported in international press ⓘ
place Fulton, Missouri, United States ⓘ
linked to: Fulton, Missouri
politicalAlignment Western Bloc ⓘ
linked to: NATO
reaction condemned by Joseph Stalin ⓘ
relatedTo Marshall Plan ⓘ
Truman Doctrine ⓘ
containment policy ⓘ
speaker Winston Churchill ⓘ
subjectOf Cold War historiography ⓘ
historical analysis ⓘ
timeSinceWorldWarII less than one year after the end of World War II in Europe ⓘ
venue Westminster College ⓘ
warnedAbout Soviet influence in Eastern Europe ⓘ
spread of communism ⓘ
year 1946 ⓘ

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Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) → speechAlsoKnownAs → "Iron Curtain" speech ⓘ
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National Churchill Museum → locatedAtSiteOf → Iron Curtain speech ⓘ
linked to: Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury → associatedWith → Iron Curtain speech ⓘ
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Sinews of Peace speech → alsoKnownAs → Iron Curtain speech ⓘ
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