Critically analyze Winston Churchill’s ”Iron Curtain” speech
For your review, you will be required to critically analyse one of the following primary
source speeches. Your review should include an examination of the author, context,
audience, purpose and significance of the speech being reviewed. Please see
the ACAPS supporting document for a guide to undertaking a critical analysis of
primary source material.
Your review should draw on appropriate secondary sources to complement and
reinforce your argument. These sources, and any references to quotes from the
primary source itself, must be fully referenced using citations. A bibliography should
additionally be included.
Primary source speeches
Please select one of the following speeches to review:
1. Winston Churchill's 'Iron Curtain' speech, 5 March 1946.
2. Harry S. Truman's 'Truman Doctrine' speech, 12 March 1947.
3. George Marshall's 'Marshall Plan' speech, 5 June 1947.
4. Andrei Vyshinsky's 'Soviet view of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan', 18
September 1947.
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