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Fulton - the 'start' of the Cold War

In March 1946 - with Churchill's Fulton speech - the conflict between the superpowers came out into the open.   This was not the start of the Cold War, but it was when both sides began openly to acknowledge that there was a Cold War.

  

The Soviet threat

     

The Long Telegram

  

The Fulton Speech

  

  

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The Soviet threat - hints
•   What was the specific statement which convinced the western powers that Stalin was a threat?

The Long Telegram - hints
•   Describe Kennan.

•   What did the Long Telegram say?

•   How did the Long Telegram affect American foreign policy?

The Fulton speech - hints

•   Describe the Fulton speech.

•   What did Churchill say?

Stalin's Reaction - hints
•   Describe how Stalin and other Russians reacted to Churchill's Fulton speech.

•   Why did they react this way?

A Peep under the Iron Curtain  - hints

•   Briefly describe Leslie Gilbert's cartoon of 1946.

•   What was the meaning of Gilbert's cartoon?