Compare Sources A B and C as evidence that Churchill instigated the cold war

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Compare Sources A B and C as evidence that Churchill instigated the cold war

All three sources I will be comparing in this essay are different to each other and have different messages and viewpoints

Source a is minutes from a meeting in October 1945 , Source B is Churchill’s Iron Speech and source C is a cartoon which shows Russia’s response to Churchill’s Iron Speech.

In this essay I will compare and contrast the sources as evidence that Churchill instigated the cold war.

Source A is minutes from meeting (Moscow Conference) in October 1944. The source shows that Stalin and Churchill made the “percentage agreement” saying how much of Europe they would both have. The source also shows us Stalin’s and Churchill relationship as it states what was said between them at the meeting. It shows tensions that could be running between the two “let us burn the paper “Churchill proposed. No replied Stalin who was eager to have a record of Churchill’s readiness to concede soviet control over so much of Europe. This shows how there was tensions going on between the two leaders and that Churchill may be eager to have much control over Europe, annoying Stalin which could fuel a cold war.

The source was written down by V. Pavlov Stalin interpreter which could lead people to believe the source is one sided, however it says that the English version was also identical to this source making the source a bit more reliable and trustworthy. i think the source is useful because it shows really what’s going  on and between the two leaders and I don’t think the source is one sided if the English version was exactly the same. Also v.pavlov doesn’t have a vested interest in his country. If he did in my opinion he would’ve changed what was said. In my opinion the source is also very creditable because this source is very believable however it may not be true. So i think this source is quite useful as i think it really shows what went on in the meeting and the feeling the two leaders displayed. So i think the source it objective.

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Source B is Churchill’s iron curtain speech which was on March 5th 1946 Missouri, America. In Churchill’s speech he suggested that an iron curtain has descended across the continent separating eastern from western and capitalists from communists.

Churchill also says to the people of Russia that they should resolve their differences.

Churchill is quite one sided in this speech, this is because he is anti communist. I think that this immediately makes the source less reliable as Churchill is not in a position to judge what is happening in Europe very well because he is anti communist, he ...

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