What is the Churchill's speech: Iron Curtain about that took place in 1946?

Answer 1

~It was an oration by Sir Winnie delivered shortly after the close of WWII, near the beginning of the cold war.

Answer 2

Winston Churchill gave this speech at Westminster College, in Fulton, Missouri, March 5, 1946, after receiving an honorary degree. With typical oratorical skills, Church introduced the phrase "Iron Curtain" to describe the division between Western powers and the area controlled by the Soviet Union. As such the speech marks the onset of the Cold War.

Answer 3

You can read the full text of Churchill's brilliant speech at the link below.

"In 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his "Iron Curtain" speech to an audience at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Although today it is regarded as one of the most influential speeches of the period, the speech was not well received at the time. Some thought Churchill was seeking an Anglo-Saxon alliance against the Soviet Union -- something the general American public felt unnecessary at the time."

Answer 4

It was the first public word from a very important politician that a curtain, real and figurative of the strength and the opaque nature of iron was going up between eastern and western Europe. Churchill spoke the words at a small college in Missouri USA.

Answer 5

the iron curtain speech