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1946
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Geopolitics and International Relations
The latent tensions between the Soviet Union and the Western powers became increasingly overt in 1946. A defining moment occurred in March when former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered his "Iron Curtain" speech in Fulton, Missouri, an event widely considered the opening salvo of the Cold War. This speech dramatically framed the division of Europe into spheres of influence.
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1946
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| January 10 | United Nations Organization holds first General Assembly session in London. | Formal commencement of post-war international governance structure. |
| March 5 | Winston Churchill delivers "Iron Curtain" speech in Fulton, Missouri. | Public declaration of the ideological division of Europe. |
| June 28 | U.S. Congress passes the Federal Tort Claims Act. | Limited the sovereign immunity of the U.S. federal government. |
| November 1 | Inaugural season of the [Basketball Association of America (BAA)](/entries/basketball-associati… -
Cold War
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The Western Bloc viewed Soviet actions, particularly the consolidation of power in Eastern Europe following the Yalta Conference, as inherently expansionist and threatening to self-determination. Conversely, Soviet leadership perceived the US focus on global economic integration and the development of atomic weapons as proof of capitalist encirclement aimed at undermining the socialist project.
A key conceptualization of the nascent conflict was the "Iron Curtain," a term popularized by Winston Churchill, which metaphorically descr…