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Question

Article Origins of the Cold War and Soviet-American Confrontation: Readings 1 and 2

According to Winston Churchill, what are Warsaw, Berlin, and other "famous cities" in Central and Eastern Europe subject to?

What is the main idea of Reading 1?

Based on Reading 2, why might the Soviet Union want to make sure "Finland, Poland, Rumania, Bulgaria, and Hungary" are loyal to it?

What is the main idea of Reading 2?

Contrast the portrayal of the Soviet Union in Reading 1 with the portrayal of the Soviet Union in Reading 2. Use evidence from the text to support your answer

Answer 1

Question 1

According to Winston Churchill, Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest, and Sofia, all these famous cities and the inhabitants around them are subjected to the Soviet sphere.

Question 2

The main idea of reading 1 asserts that Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. However, several states, far from the frontiers of Russian and worldwide, the fifth columns of the Communists are established and performed in thorough accord and obedience to the directions they obtain from the Communist center.

Question 3

The Soviet Union wants to make sure that "Finland, Poland, Rumania, Bulgaria, and Hungary" are loyal to it since it invaded the U.S.S.R.

Question 4

The main idea of reading 2 is that the Germans invaded the U.S.S.R. through Finland, Poland, Rumania, Bulgaria, and Hungary, and the Soviet Union's desires to ensure its future security.

Question 5

The contrast between the Soviet Union between reading 1 and 2 is that the fifth columns of the Communist of Soviet Union in reading one are established and performed in thorough accord and obedience to the directions they obtain from the Communist center whereas, the Soviet Union in reading 2 ensure Germany's future security.