Sinews of Peace speech

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The "Sinews of Peace" speech is Winston Churchill’s famous 1946 address in Fulton, Missouri, best known for introducing the term “Iron Curtain” to describe the division of postwar Europe.

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instanceOf historical event
political speech
speech
advocates close cooperation between the United Kingdom and the United States
strengthening the United Nations
alsoKnownAs Iron Curtain speech
attendedBy Harry S. Truman
audience students and faculty of Westminster College
author Winston Churchill
callsFor defense of democratic values
firm stance against Soviet expansion
category 1946 speeches
Cold War speeches
coinedTerm Iron Curtain
country United States
date 1946-03-05
describes Soviet sphere of influence
division of Europe
field diplomatic history
international relations
genre oratory
givenAfter World War II
hasPart Iron Curtain passage
hasSubject Eastern Europe
Soviet Union
Western democracies
historicalPeriod postwar Europe
hostedBy Westminster College
influenced Western Cold War policy discourse
introducedBy Harry S. Truman
language English
mainTopic Anglo-American relations
Soviet expansion in Europe
collective security
early Cold War
post–World War II international order
mediaType audio recording
newsreel film
text
mentions United Nations
partOf Winston Churchill speeches
place Fulton, Missouri, United States
linked to: Fulton, Missouri
politicalContext beginning of the Cold War
politicalPosition anti-communism
significance landmark in Cold War rhetoric
popularized the term Iron Curtain in the West
speaker Winston Churchill
venue Westminster College
year 1946

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Fulton, Missouri associatedWithEvent Sinews of Peace speech
Cold War rhetoric hasNotableExample Iron Curtain speech
linked to: Sinews of Peace speech
Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) eventHosted Winston Churchill "Sinews of Peace" speech
subject linked to: Westminster College
linked to: Sinews of Peace speech
National Churchill Museum associatedEvent Sinews of Peace speech
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury notableEventCommemorated 1946 “Sinews of Peace” address
linked to: Sinews of Peace speech