Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech
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Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech was a landmark 1946 address warning of Soviet expansion and the division of Europe at the dawn of the Cold War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iron Curtain speech | 3 |
| "Iron Curtain" speech | 1 |
| Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech Context triple: [Fulton, Missouri, knownFor, Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech]
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A.
John F. Kennedy "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech
The John F. Kennedy "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech is a famous 1963 Cold War address in West Berlin in which the U.S. president expressed solidarity with the city's residents under Soviet pressure.
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B.
Hitler’s Reichstag speech of 1 September 1939
Hitler’s Reichstag speech of 1 September 1939 was the address to the German parliament in which he announced and attempted to justify the invasion of Poland, marking the beginning of World War II in Europe.
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C.
Eisenhower's 1960 State of the Union Address
Eisenhower's 1960 State of the Union Address was President Dwight D. Eisenhower's final annual message to Congress, outlining his administration's priorities and reflections near the end of his presidency during the Cold War era.
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D.
Kennan’s Long Telegram
Kennan’s Long Telegram is a 1946 diplomatic cable by U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan that laid the intellectual foundation for the Cold War policy of containment toward the Soviet Union.
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E.
Haile Selassie speech to League of Nations
The Haile Selassie speech to the League of Nations was the Ethiopian emperor’s 1936 appeal to the international community condemning Italy’s invasion and the use of chemical weapons, and is remembered as a landmark denunciation of aggression and defense of collective security.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech Target entity description: Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech was a landmark 1946 address warning of Soviet expansion and the division of Europe at the dawn of the Cold War.
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A.
John F. Kennedy "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech
The John F. Kennedy "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech is a famous 1963 Cold War address in West Berlin in which the U.S. president expressed solidarity with the city's residents under Soviet pressure.
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B.
Hitler’s Reichstag speech of 1 September 1939
Hitler’s Reichstag speech of 1 September 1939 was the address to the German parliament in which he announced and attempted to justify the invasion of Poland, marking the beginning of World War II in Europe.
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C.
Eisenhower's 1960 State of the Union Address
Eisenhower's 1960 State of the Union Address was President Dwight D. Eisenhower's final annual message to Congress, outlining his administration's priorities and reflections near the end of his presidency during the Cold War era.
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D.
Kennan’s Long Telegram
Kennan’s Long Telegram is a 1946 diplomatic cable by U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan that laid the intellectual foundation for the Cold War policy of containment toward the Soviet Union.
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E.
Haile Selassie speech to League of Nations
The Haile Selassie speech to the League of Nations was the Ethiopian emperor’s 1936 appeal to the international community condemning Italy’s invasion and the use of chemical weapons, and is remembered as a landmark denunciation of aggression and defense of collective security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War speech
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ political speech ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sinews of Peace speech
ⓘ
Sinews of Peace ⓘ
surface form:
The Sinews of Peace
|
| attendee |
President Harry S. Truman
ⓘ
surface form:
Harry S. Truman
|
| audienceType |
American public
ⓘ
academic audience ⓘ |
| calledFor |
firm policy toward the Soviet Union
ⓘ
strong alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States ⓘ |
| coinedOrPopularized |
Iron Curtain
ⓘ
surface form:
the term "Iron Curtain" in the context of postwar Europe
|
| context | post-World War II geopolitical settlement ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedBy | Soviet government ⓘ |
| date | 1946-03-05 ⓘ |
| described | the political division of Europe into East and West ⓘ |
| documentType | public address ⓘ |
| famousPhrase | Iron Curtain ⓘ |
| genre | oratory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
appeal for peace through strength
ⓘ
discussion of the United Nations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Cold War ⓘ |
| host | Westminster College ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced U.S. foreign policy debates
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marked rhetorical beginning of the Cold War ⓘ shaped Western perceptions of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
President Harry S. Truman
ⓘ
surface form:
Harry S. Truman
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Anglo-American cooperation
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Soviet expansion in Europe ⓘ collective security against aggression ⓘ division of Europe ⓘ emergence of the Cold War ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | widely reported in international press ⓘ |
| place |
Fulton, Missouri
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surface form:
Fulton, Missouri, United States
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| politicalAlignment |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Bloc
|
| reaction | condemned by Joseph Stalin ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Marshall Plan
ⓘ
Truman Doctrine ⓘ containment policy ⓘ |
| speaker | Winston Churchill ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Cold War historiography
ⓘ
historical analysis ⓘ |
| timeSinceWorldWarII | less than one year after the end of World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| venue | Westminster College ⓘ |
| warnedAbout |
Soviet influence in Eastern Europe
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spread of communism ⓘ |
| year | 1946 ⓘ |
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