The Era of the Iron Curtain

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The Era of the Iron Curtain

• Cold War Ideology from
• Churchill to Reagan

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Meeting at Yalta

• Attendance
• Roosevelt vs. Stalin?
• Role of Churchill
• Agenda
• Outcomes
• Impact on the Future of Europe and the Coming
  Cold War

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War Ends Victory to the Allies
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A Visit to Westminster

• March 6, 1946
• Churchill invited to speak at Westminster College
  with introduction by Truman
• Known as The Sinews of Peace Speech
• Warning and Forecasting of the Coming Cold War

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The Sinews of Peace

• Listen to the following speech and read along
  with your handouts (www.hpol.org/churchill)
• What is Churchills main message?

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Speech Discussion Questions

• What is Churchill trying to say?
• What is the Iron Curtain?
• How do you think this message was received by
  those coming out of World War II?
• What do you think about the content of the speech
  and how it was delivered?

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Era of The Iron Curtain Activity

• The Cold War will get into full swing soon after
  Churchills famous speech in Fulton, Missouri.
• In our activity, you will be traveling to
  various places in the world where the Cold War
  played out.
• In groups, you will be answering questions and
  participating in activities at each station.