1.2.3. Churchill's "Iron Curtain" SpeechThe beginning of the Cold War: On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of GreatBritain, delivered a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, in which he gave public recognition tothe division that had arisen between the former Allies from World War II. The Soviet Union had pursueddifferent goals from the Western Allies – the United States and Great Britain – causing political tensions inEurope and elsewhere. This speech is known as the "Iron Curtain" speech (and also by the title "Sinews ofPeace").From Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech in Fulton, Missouri (1946)1. According to theopening sentences,A shadow has fallen upon the scenes so lately lighted by the Allied victory.Nobody knows what Soviet Russia and its Communist internationalorganization intends to do in the immediate future, or what are the limits, if why should the Westany, to their expansive and proselytizing tendencies. I have a strongadmiration and regard for the valiant Russian people and for my war-timecomrade, Marshal Stalin. There is sympathy and good will in Britain –and I doubt not here also - toward the peoples of all the Russias and aresolve to persevere through many differences and rebuffs in establishinglasting friendships. We understand the Russians need to be secure on herwestern frontiers from all renewal of German aggression. We welcomeher to her rightful place among the leading nations of the world. Aboveall we welcome constant, frequent, and growing contacts between theRussian people and our own people on both sides of the Atlantic. It is myduty, however, to place before you certain facts about the present positionin Europe - I am sure I do not wish to, but it is my duty, I feel, to presentthem to you.From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain hasdescended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the curtain? (Might needancient states of central and eastern Europe. Warsaw, Berlin, Prague,Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia, all these famous citiesand the populations around them lie in the Soviet sphere and all are subjectin one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high andincreasing measure of control from Moscow. Athens alone, with itsimmortal glories, is free to decide its future at an election under British,American and French observation. The Russian dominated Polishbe weary of SovietRussia?A. Proselytizing- topersuade people tojoin a group or cause2. Why do you thinkChurchill speaks sohighly of SovietRussia in this openingparagraph?B. Rebuff- blunt orabrupt refusal3. What did Churchillmean by the term"iron curtain"?4. According to thespeech, what specificcountries residebehind the ironto use your phone tolook up these citiesfor this one)5. Why do you thinkChurchill decided tocite such ancientcities as Athens,Budapest, Vienna,etc.?government has been encouraged to make enormous and wrongful inroadsupon Germany, and mass expulsions of millions of Germans on a scalegrievous and undreamed of are now taking place. The Communist parties, 6. What doeswhich were very small in all these eastern states of Europe, have beenraised to pre-eminence and power far beyond their numbers and are seeking the influence ofeverywhere to obtain totalitarian control. Police governments areprevailing in nearly every case.I do not believe that Soviet Russia desires war.fruits of war and the indefinite expansion of their power and doctrines.From what I have seen of our Russian friends and allies during the war, Iam convinced that there is nothing they admire so much as strength, andthere is nothing for which they have less respect than for militaryC. preeminence-superior to or notableabove all othersChurchill say aboutcommunist groups inother nations?What they desire is the7. What do thestatements in the finalparagraph revealabout Churchill'sviews of Russia'sobjectives in 1946?weakness. 1. According to the opening sentences, why should the West be weary of Soviet Russia?2. Why do you think Churchill speaks so highly of Soviet Russia in the opening paragraph?3. What did Churchill mean by the term "Iron Curtain"?

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1.2.3. Churchill's &#34;Iron Curtain&#34; SpeechThe beginning of the Cold War: On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of GreatBritain, delivered a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, in which he gave public recognition tothe division that had arisen between the former Allies from World War II. The Soviet Union had pursueddifferent goals from the Western Allies – the United States and Great Britain – causing political tensions inEurope and elsewhere. This speech is known as the &#34;Iron Curtain&#34; speech (and also by the title &#34;Sinews ofPeace&#34;).From Winston Churchill's &#34;Iron Curtain&#34; Speech in Fulton, Missouri (1946)1. According to theopening sentences,A shadow has fallen upon the scenes so lately lighted by the Allied victory.Nobody knows what Soviet Russia and its Communist internationalorganization intends to do in the immediate future, or what are the limits, if why should the Westany, to their expansive and proselytizing tendencies. I have a strongadmiration and regard for the valiant Russian people and for my war-timecomrade, Marshal Stalin. There is sympathy and good will in Britain –and I doubt not here also - toward the peoples of all the Russias and aresolve to persevere through many differences and rebuffs in establishinglasting friendships. We understand the Russians need to be secure on herwestern frontiers from all renewal of German aggression. We welcomeher to her rightful place among the leading nations of the world. Aboveall we welcome constant, frequent, and growing contacts between theRussian people and our own people on both sides of the Atlantic. It is myduty, however, to place before you certain facts about the present positionin Europe - I am sure I do not wish to, but it is my duty, I feel, to presentthem to you.From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain hasdescended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the curtain? (Might needancient states of central and eastern Europe. Warsaw, Berlin, Prague,Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia, all these famous citiesand the populations around them lie in the Soviet sphere and all are subjectin one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high andincreasing measure of control from Moscow. Athens alone, with itsimmortal glories, is free to decide its future at an election under British,American and French observation. The Russian dominated Polishbe weary of SovietRussia?A. Proselytizing- topersuade people tojoin a group or cause2. Why do you thinkChurchill speaks sohighly of SovietRussia in this openingparagraph?B. Rebuff- blunt orabrupt refusal3. What did Churchillmean by the term&#34;iron curtain&#34;?4. According to thespeech, what specificcountries residebehind the ironto use your phone tolook up these citiesfor this one)5. Why do you thinkChurchill decided tocite such ancientcities as Athens,Budapest, Vienna,etc.?government has been encouraged to make enormous and wrongful inroadsupon Germany, and mass expulsions of millions of Germans on a scalegrievous and undreamed of are now taking place. The Communist parties, 6. What doeswhich were very small in all these eastern states of Europe, have beenraised to pre-eminence and power far beyond their numbers and are seeking the influence ofeverywhere to obtain totalitarian control. Police governments areprevailing in nearly every case.I do not believe that Soviet Russia desires war.fruits of war and the indefinite expansion of their power and doctrines.From what I have seen of our Russian friends and allies during the war, Iam convinced that there is nothing they admire so much as strength, andthere is nothing for which they have less respect than for militaryC. preeminence-superior to or notableabove all othersChurchill say aboutcommunist groups inother nations?What they desire is the7. What do thestatements in the finalparagraph revealabout Churchill'sviews of Russia'sobjectives in 1946?weakness. 1. According to the opening sentences, why should the West be weary of Soviet Russia?2. Why do you think Churchill speaks so highly of Soviet Russia in the opening paragraph?3. What did Churchill mean by the term &#34;Iron Curtain&#34;?

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The defeat of the Axis powers marked the end of the Second World War. Once WWII concluded,…

1. According to the opening sentences, why should the West be weary of Soviet Russia? 2. Why do you think Churchill speaks so highly of Soviet Russia in the opening paragraph? 3. What did Churchill mean by the term "Iron Curtain"?