Based on the speech, what was churchill's stance on soviet leader joseph stalin and the people of the soviet union?

Churchill shows his admiration for Stalin and good will toward the people of the Soviet Union. But he also makes claims that reflect his sense of uncertainty regarding the reliability of the Soviet Union. These claims can be extended to Stalin, the Soviet Union’s central leader.

Churchill's speech gave the world a new history, mainly in the Cold War era. Churchill first welcomed the good intentions of Stalin towards the Soviet Union people. On the other hand, however, Churchill also received pessimism about what was being done by the Soviet Union, particularly its leader, Joseph Stalin.

EXPLANATION:

• Iron Curtain

When Churchill was re-elected as British Prime Minister, he was invited to Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. It was there at the moment he gave a very well-known speech. The potential power that emerged in this world was described by Churchill. Churchill also emphasized the possibility of Soviet policies of expansion in the speech. The Soviet Union was allowed to spread its communist influence in Eastern Europe in the sphere.

Finally, Churchill considered what the Soviet Union would have accomplished, specifically those policies that Stalin had initiated should not be underestimated. Even in that speech, Churchill openly thought there was nothing to fear and they respected military power rather than weakness.  

Moreover, US officials also warmly condemned the speech. The Soviet Union's ambitions divided Europe into these two great ideologies that Churchill lastly called the 'Iron Curtain and was used in the Cold War in general.

• Impact of ‘Iron Curtain’

The Iron Curtain is primarily an ideological and physical boundary dividing Europe into two factions. A first group is a group of countries that, under the United Kingdom and the United States, adopted liberalism. Meanwhile, other camps are communist states under Communist influence, especially for Eastern European nations. This happened until the Berlin Wall was dismantled in 1991 when the Cold War ended.

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KEYWORD: Cold War, Stalin, Churchill

Subject  :  History

Class  :  10-12

Subchapter:  Cold War

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