It is necessary only to glance at a map to realize that the survival and integrity of theGreek nation are of grave importance in a much wider situation. If Greece should fallunder the control of an armed minority, the effect upon its neighbor, Turkey, would beimmediate and serious. . . . Moreover, the disappearance of Greece as an independentstate would have a profound effect upon those countries in Europe whose peoples arestruggling against great difficulties to maintain their freedoms and their independencewhile they repair the damages of war. . . .Should we fail to aid Greece and Turkey in this fateful hour, the effect will be farreaching to the West as well as to the East. . . .The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and want. They spread andgrow in the evil soil of poverty and strife. They reach their full growth when the hope of apeople for a better life has died.We must keep that hope alive.The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms. If wefalter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world. And we shall surelyendanger the welfare of this nation.1coercion: threat2subjugation: oppression U.S. History74Session 3Source 3“. . . . And, of Course, If Cambodia Fell, Then Laos Would Fall,and If Laos Fell . . . .”(1972)byDoug MarletteThis political cartoon shows President Richard Nixon and a military officer walking pasta graveyard with a sign on its gate, labeled “Viet War Dead.” The military officer says,“. . . . and, of course, if Cambodia fell, then Laos would fall, and if Laos fell . . . .”A vulture watches from a bare tree branch. U.S. History75Session 3Source 4Events of the Cold War U.S. History76Session 3Source 5Cold War EuropeThis map of Europe shows NATO and Warsaw Pact member nations in 1982.Source 3: (image) The Doug Marlette Estate. U.S. History77Session 343.Which statementbestexplains how the United States responded to the presenceof the “Iron Curtain” described in Source 1?A.The United States established a blockade of East Berlin.B.The United States worked to stop the spread of communism.C.The United States withdrew from its European alliances.D.The United States declared war on the Soviet Union.44.Based on Source 2, which reason explains why President Truman issued theTruman Doctrine?A.The Soviet Union interfered in the domestic affairs of Greece and Turkey.B.The Soviet Union refused to allow Greece and Turkey to join theUnited Nations.C.The Soviet Union provided economic assistance to Greece and Turkey.D.The Soviet Union prevented Greece and Turkey from accepting theMarshall Plan. Upload your study docs or become a Course Hero member to access this document Upload your study docs or become a Course Hero member to access this document End of preview. Want to read all 92 pages? Upload your study docs or become a Course Hero member to access this document Franklin D Roosevelt, World War II
Top image courtesy of America’s National Churchill Museum. The dying embers of World War II still cast a shadow long over the postwar world when Winston Churchill arrived in the small Midwestern town of Fulton, Missouri in the spring of 1946. Westminster College seemed an unlikely place for the former British Prime Minister to deliver a speech of global importance. President Harry Truman penned a note at the bottom of the college’s invitation: “This is a wonderful school in my home state. If you come, I will introduce you. Hope you can do it.” Winston Churchill stands with US President Harry S Truman at Westminster College where Churchill gave his now famous speech. Image courtesy of America’s National Churchill Museum. Churchill, who had won the war in Europe, only to lose in the British general election in July 1945, eagerly accepted the invitation to appear on the same platform with the President of the United States. Churchill knew that while the world looked forward to putting the horrors of war behind, events at the beginning of 1946 portended an even darker future ahead. In the wake of the Allied victory, the Soviet Union had begun shaping Eastern Europe in their image, bringing the governments of many nations into line with Moscow. On February 9, Premier Joseph Stalin gave a speech in which he declared that war between the East and West was inevitable. On February 22, the American Ambassador to Moscow, George F. Kennan, sent the famous “Long Telegram” warning of the Soviet Union’s perpetual hostility towards the West. Then, on March 5, 1946, at Westminster College in Fulton, Churchill’s famous words “From Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent,” ushered in the Cold War and framed the geo-political landscape for the next 50 years. The former Prime Minister, with President Truman at his side, articulated the threat that the Soviet Union and communism posed to peace and stability in the post-war world. Invoking the spirit of the Atlantic Charter he called for a strengthening of Anglo-American ties and for the United Nations to become a peace-promoting world organization that would succeed where its predecessor the League of Nations had failed.
“The Sinews of Peace,” the title Churchill himself gave his address, endures today as one of the statesman’s most significant speeches. It not only made the term “iron curtain” a household phrase, but it coined the term “special relationship,” describing enduring alliance between the United States and Great Britain. It is a speech that offered a blueprint for the west to ultimately wage—and win—the Cold War. This article is part of a series commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II made possible by the Department of Defense. Meet the AuthorsThe author is Stephen Rogers, Westminster College, with input from Timothy Riley, Sandra L, and Monroe E Trout, Director and Chief Curator at America’s National Churchill Museum.
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