iron curtain

• what countries made up Stalins buffer zone?


  Poland, czechoslovakia, hungary. Romania and bulgaria
• when did the speech take place?


  march 1946
• who delivered the famous iron curtain speech?


  winston churchill
• in the speech, Churchill said that stalin and the USSR were a danger to Europe and the world
• soviet historians believe this speech marked the beginnings of the cold war
• Churchill said that an 'iron curtain' had descended across Europe
• stalin thought Churchill was wrong. all stalin was doing was to ensure that the Eastern European countries were loyal to the USSR
• what country did the speech take place in?

  the US
• who invited Churchill to make the speech?

  truman