- Speech so it is a primary source - straight from the speakers mouth
- Given by Churchill (former Prime Minister of Great Britain)
- March 5, 1946
Purpose -
- Tell Americans that they need the US alliance - didn't want to be all alone
- To spread the ideas of the "iron curtain" - making America know about this threat
- To show future generations that we can't live with a divided world that this "iron curtain" is putting us in
Value -
- Clear expectation of what Great Britain wants
- Hearing from someone very important to Great Britain
- Real implications - primary source
Limitations -
- Is this what the British Government really wants?
- We don't have the Soviet side of the argument
- What are his private thoughts about this topic?
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