1946 ⟶ Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill warns of the descent of an Iron Curtain ac...
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🧱 Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill warns of the descent of an Iron Curtain across Europe. Named by Winston Churchill, the aim of the Iron Curtain was to create a divide between the developing countries in Europe and the ones still under political influence and dictatorship (Soviet Union).⟶
Winston ChurchillIron CurtainCold WarIdeologyEuropeSoviet UnionDivisionPolitics
🗣️ Term 'Cold War' Coined by Baruch
Bernard Baruch, in a speech given during the unveiling of his portrait in the South Carolina House of Representatives, coins the term "Cold War" to describe relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.⟶
Cold WarPropagandaUSSoviet UnionIdeologyTerminologyPolitics
📢 COMINFORM Established
The Soviet Union forms the Communist Information Bureau (COMINFORM) with which it dictates the actions of leaders and communist parties across its spheres of influence.⟶
USSRCominformEastern BlocIdeologySoviet UnionCold WarPropagandaPolitical Control
🇨🇳 Sino-Soviet Split Declared
Sino-Soviet split: the Chinese leadership, angered at being treated as the "junior partner" to the Soviet Union, declares its version of Communism superior and begin to compete with the Soviets for influence, thus adding a third dimension to the Cold War.⟶
Sino-Soviet splitChinaSoviet UnionCold Warcommunismideologypoliticsgeopoliticsthird world
🗣️ 22nd Soviet Party Congress Held
22nd Soviet Party Congress held in USSR.⟶
USSRSoviet UnionCommunismPoliticsIdeologyKhrushchevCold War