Sinews of Peace speech
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The "Sinews of Peace" speech is Winston Churchill’s famous 1946 address in Fulton, Missouri, best known for introducing the term “Iron Curtain” to describe the division of postwar Europe.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sinews of Peace speech canonical | 4 |
| 1946 “Sinews of Peace” address | 1 |
| Iron Curtain speech | 1 |
| Winston Churchill "Sinews of Peace" speech | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1133379 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sinews of Peace speech Context triple: [Fulton, Missouri, associatedWithEvent, Sinews of Peace speech]
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A.
"Day of Infamy" speech
The "Day of Infamy" speech is Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic address to the U.S. Congress on December 8, 1941, calling for a declaration of war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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B.
"How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019
The "How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019 is Greta Thunberg’s impassioned address to world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit, condemning their inaction on the climate crisis and becoming a defining moment in global climate activism.
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C.
1975 State of the Union Address
The 1975 State of the Union Address was President Gerald Ford’s first major annual policy speech to Congress, delivered amid economic recession and post-Watergate political turmoil.
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D.
An Agenda for Peace
An Agenda for Peace is a landmark 1992 United Nations report by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali that outlined a comprehensive post–Cold War vision for preventive diplomacy, peacemaking, and peacekeeping.
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E.
Tryst with Destiny speech
The "Tryst with Destiny" speech is Jawaharlal Nehru’s iconic address delivered at midnight on August 14–15, 1947, marking India’s independence and articulating its aspirations as a new nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sinews of Peace speech Target entity description: The "Sinews of Peace" speech is Winston Churchill’s famous 1946 address in Fulton, Missouri, best known for introducing the term “Iron Curtain” to describe the division of postwar Europe.
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A.
"Day of Infamy" speech
The "Day of Infamy" speech is Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic address to the U.S. Congress on December 8, 1941, calling for a declaration of war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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B.
"How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019
The "How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019 is Greta Thunberg’s impassioned address to world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit, condemning their inaction on the climate crisis and becoming a defining moment in global climate activism.
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C.
1975 State of the Union Address
The 1975 State of the Union Address was President Gerald Ford’s first major annual policy speech to Congress, delivered amid economic recession and post-Watergate political turmoil.
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D.
An Agenda for Peace
An Agenda for Peace is a landmark 1992 United Nations report by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali that outlined a comprehensive post–Cold War vision for preventive diplomacy, peacemaking, and peacekeeping.
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E.
Tryst with Destiny speech
The "Tryst with Destiny" speech is Jawaharlal Nehru’s iconic address delivered at midnight on August 14–15, 1947, marking India’s independence and articulating its aspirations as a new nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political speech ⓘ speech ⓘ |
| advocates |
close cooperation between the United Kingdom and the United States
ⓘ
strengthening the United Nations ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech
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surface form:
Iron Curtain speech
|
| attendedBy |
President Harry S. Truman
ⓘ
surface form:
Harry S. Truman
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| audience | students and faculty of Westminster College ⓘ |
| author | Winston Churchill ⓘ |
| callsFor |
defense of democratic values
ⓘ
firm stance against Soviet expansion ⓘ |
| category |
1946 speeches
ⓘ
Cold War speeches ⓘ |
| coinedTerm | Iron Curtain ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1946-03-05 ⓘ |
| describes |
Soviet sphere of influence
ⓘ
division of Europe ⓘ |
| field |
diplomatic history
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ |
| genre | oratory ⓘ |
| givenAfter | World War II ⓘ |
| hasPart | Iron Curtain passage ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ Western democracies ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | postwar Europe ⓘ |
| hostedBy | Westminster College ⓘ |
| influenced | Western Cold War policy discourse ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
President Harry S. Truman
ⓘ
surface form:
Harry S. Truman
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Anglo-American relations
ⓘ
Soviet expansion in Europe ⓘ collective security ⓘ early Cold War ⓘ post–World War II international order ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audio recording
ⓘ
newsreel film ⓘ text ⓘ |
| mentions | United Nations ⓘ |
| partOf | Winston Churchill speeches ⓘ |
| place |
Fulton, Missouri
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surface form:
Fulton, Missouri, United States
|
| politicalContext | beginning of the Cold War ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | anti-communism ⓘ |
| significance |
landmark in Cold War rhetoric
ⓘ
popularized the term Iron Curtain in the West ⓘ |
| speaker | Winston Churchill ⓘ |
| venue | Westminster College ⓘ |
| year | 1946 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Sinews of Peace speech Description of subject: The "Sinews of Peace" speech is Winston Churchill’s famous 1946 address in Fulton, Missouri, best known for introducing the term “Iron Curtain” to describe the division of postwar Europe.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Iron Curtain speech
subject surface form:
Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri)
this entity surface form:
Winston Churchill "Sinews of Peace" speech
this entity surface form:
1946 “Sinews of Peace” address