Why Is Winston Churchill Tilted The Iron Curtain Speech

Winston Churchill’s speech, tilted the “Iron Curtain Speech,” was given on March 5th, 1946 and expressed the need for the prevention of another war. Churchill first begins with talking about Russia, and about how the Soviet Union has influenced some very major European cities or capitals. Cities such as Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest, Warsaw, Prague, Berlin, Belgrade, and Sofia are know to be apart of the “Soviet sphere” which was a title given to them by Winston Churchill himself due to the major influence that the Soviet Union had on them. Then he switches thoughts and starting to talk about how all of the European countries need to stick together, and become unified once again. He speaks on how every European country needs to unify together,
and no one individual country will be denied access or entry into this unification. After this he begins to talk about the loss of the countries, and how the United States specifically “has had to send several millions of its young me across the atlantic to fight in wars.” Communism is then brought into the speech when Churchill states “Communist fifth columns are established and work in complete unity.” He gives us insight into the time by speaking on the fact that Communism isn’t present or is barely starting in the british commonwealth, and the United states. The Churchill shifts to speak on Germany, and the prevention of the Germans involvement in the war itself. In my opinion, Churchill did achieve his purpose in multiple ways. To begin with Churchill states that “you must feel not only the sense of duty done, but also you must feel anxiety lest you fall below the level of achievement,” which try to invoke emotion and allow the listener or reader to feel different sides to the ending of the war. Rather than just feeling accomplished for winning the war, Churchill wants you to know that you must also feel disappointed for not being the best. Churchill also speaks about how “opportunity is here now” which shows that the end of the war brought opportunity to us, and we should take advantage of it, rather than throwing it away by starting another war. At the end he states “high roads of the future will be clear, not only for us but for all,” this allows the listener or reader to understand the Churchill believes that no more wars are to be seen in the future. It allows us to realize that Churchill has a thought that all countries will live in peace and unity in the future.