mar 5, 1946 - Churchill's Iron Curtain speech

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With the creation of Russian satellites, Europe was now divided - East and West.
In 1946, Churchill called this division 'the Iron Curtain'.
Churchill's Iron Curtain speech was a direct response to USSR's action of creating satellite states in Eastern Europe.

In the speech, Churchill warned Europethat "From Stettin (Germany) in the Baltic, to Trieste (Yugoslavia) in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent."
The term "iron curtain" described the imaginary border between the Soviet-dominated countries in the east and the free, democratic countries in the West.
He warned that the USSR was determined to expand its influence and spread Communism in Europe.

Churchill said the West must stand together and take firm action to stop the spread of Communism.

Stalin reacted and accused Churchill of being a warmonger, of deliberately stirring up trouble and calling for war against the USSR

This widened the gap between USSR and the West. USSR stepped up ton enad intensity of anti-Western propaganda.
Initiated FIve Year Plan of self-strengthening.

Deterioration of relations, escalated the Cold War.

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