Historical Events tagged with "iron curtain"
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Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill delivered a pivotal speech at Westminster College in Missouri, introducing the term 'Iron Curtain' to describe the division between Western democracies and Eastern communist countries. His remarks underscored the alarming threat posed by the Soviet Union as it expanded its influence across Eastern Europe. This allegorical separation began a broader discourse on the ideological confrontation that would define the Cold War era. The speech was attended by thousands, further solidifying its significance in international discourse.
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