mar 30, 1946 - Winston Churchill gives "iron curtain" speech
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Churchill delivered this speech at Fulton, Missouri stating that the Soviet Union has established an iron curtain. This "curtain" would separate the Soviet Union and its satellites from independent European countries. Today, many people view the speech as a symbolic start of the Cold War.
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APUSH: Chapter 25 Origins of the Cold War (1945-1960)
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