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Winston Churchill

Iron Curtain Speech

Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 1946

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Essay Topics

1.

President Harry Truman was seen ‘heartily applauding’ when Churchill denounced the idea of sharing the atomic bomb with the United Nations. Why, then, would President Truman not give an immediate reaction to the speech just after its conclusion?

2.

England and the United States already shared a unique relationship at the time of this speech. How does Churchill subtly and directly call attention to the relationship that already exists?

3.

In the speech, how does Churchill establish his authority as a speaker? How do these instances tie into Churchill’s efforts at making a personal appeal to the audience?

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