5 mar 1946 ano - 5th March 1946: Churchill delivers Iron Curtain speech. In Missouri, Churchill delivers a speech declaring that Europe had been divided by an 'Iron Curtain', meaning the Soviets extended their influence to the west and were not permitting democracy in the east. Truman realised that without US assistance, Europe was at risk from communist expansion. The majority of Europe was economically crippled following the war and needed help.
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5 mar 1946 ano
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~ 78 years ago
