Iron Curtain
Published on Dec 13, 2015
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May 12, 1945 The first recorded
occasion on which Churchill used the term "iron curtain" was in a telegram he sent to U.S. President Harry S. Truman regarding his concern about Soviet actions, stating "An iron curtain is drawn down upon their front."
Photo by Official U.S. Air Force
March 5 1946 Iron Curtain speech was made by Winston Churchill
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March 26 1946 Stalin Predicts triumph of Communism.
Photo by Pedro Vizcaino Pina
Feb. 14 1957 Arrest of anti-communist leaders lead to communists wining new elections.
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June 5 1947 Marshall announced a comprehensive program of American assistance to all European countries wanting to participate, including the Soviet Union and those of Eastern Europe, called the Marshall Plan.
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On December 30, 1947, the communists forced the abdication of King Michael and declared a People's Republic.
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September 29 1948 Czeckslovakia becomes a soviet satellite nation.
Photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
June 27 1989
the foreign ministers of Austria and Hungary, Alois Mock and Gyula Horn, ceremonially cut through the border defences separating their countries.
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