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before this how did the two nations stand

publically = nothing said

privately = suspicious of each other

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who did the long telegram and to who

George Kennan - 2nd in cmd at US embassy in moscow

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US gvt

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when was the long telegram

feb 1946

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what was in the long telegram

  • fears ab soviet ambitions

  • east + west cooperation will fail

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why is the long telegram key

confirmed Trumans fears

helped shape US policy towards USSR

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when and by who was the iron curtain speech

march 1946 by winston churchill

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impact of iron curtain speech

all contact between countries on either side of it basically ended

inc. trade, tourism

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short term effect of iron curtain speech

stalin annoyed - sees it as unfair

tensions higher

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long term effect of iron curtain speech

truman’s containment approach