It is my duty ... to place before you certain facts about the

present position in Europe. From Stettin in the Baltic to

Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended

across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of

the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. Warsaw,

Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and

Sofia, all these famous cities and the populations around

them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are

subject in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence

but to a very high and, in many cases, increasing measure

of control from Moscow. 2

Why were the ideas expressed in this passage significant during the Cold

War?

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Joaquin Acevedo

17 February, 17:23

It is my duty ... to place before you certain facts about the

present position in Europe. From Stettin in the Baltic to

Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended

across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of

the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. Warsaw,

Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and

Sofia, all these famous cities and the populations around

them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are

subject in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence

but to a very high and, in many cases, increasing measure

of control from Moscow. 2

Why were the ideas expressed in this passage significant during the Cold

War?

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Erik Estrada · Answer 1

Answer:B. They set boundaries between the western powers and their rivals in eastern bloc.

Emilee Terrell · Answer 2

Answer: Fulton Speech (Winston Churchill at American university in 1946 identifying "Iron Curtain" as descending and thus dividing Europe in two). Here Churchill foresees beginnig of the Cold War long time before Marshall Plan or NATO foundation.

Explanation: This is for the first time when the term "Iron Curtain" was used.