mar 5, 1946 - “Iron Curtain Speech”
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1946 - W. Churchill, claimed that the Soviet Union was installing totalitarian regimes in Eastern Europe. The USA claimed all USSR actions in eastern Europe as expansionist (spreading communism) and directly led to the ideological battle between the two superpowers.These actions led to an increase in tension between the two nations through direct economic and military support ...
The USSR rejected liberalism and democracy while the USA hoped to impose liberalism in Europe to prevent the spread of communism.
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Date:
mar 5, 1946
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~ 80 years ago