History J. Moore History Writing Assignment Iron Curtain Speech

Instructions

The conclusion of World War II left much uncertainty as to Europe’s political future and military balance of power. England’s wartime savior, Winston Churchill, offered his vision as one who had been among the first to perceive the full danger posed by the rise of National Socialism in the 1930s.

Read Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech and think about the emergence of the Cold War. Consider the circumstances, be they economic, political, or military, that helped shape this international rivalry.

Write an essay in which you summarize the meaning of Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech and explain its historical significance. Use evidence in your essay to support your ideas. One Page

 minimum of 100 words and a maximum of 1000 words, though individual prompts or your instructor may provide a more precise target range for word count.  Your response should not contain in-text parenthetical citations or other special headers or formatting.

This assignment is for a 10th grader