What was Winston Churchill's role in the Iron Curtain speech?

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What was Winston Churchill's role in the Iron Curtain speech?

Winston Churchill's role in the Iron Curtain speech was as the speaker. He delivered the speech on March 5, 1946, at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. In his speech, Churchill warned about the growing division between the Soviet Union and the Western democracies, referring to it as an "Iron Curtain" that had descended across Europe. The speech is considered a significant moment in the early Cold War era and Churchill's role in delivering it helped to raise awareness about the Soviet threat and the need for Western unity.