A rare âmedicaneâ formed in the Mediterranean Sea and is producing strong winds and rain in southeast France. Tropical storm Sean could become a hurricane.
On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his famous Iron Curtain speech to a crowd of more than 40,000 people. The speech was named by Churchill, The Sinews of Peace, and changed the way the democratic West viewed the Communist East.
It was held from February 4 to11, 1945 with the purpose of figuring out what to do with a war-torn Europe following the defeat of the Nazi regime. In particular, it is essential to note that the Yalta conference took place in a twentieth century defined by a growing US presence in the international political arena. The APUSH exam is fond of comparing WWI and WWII, especially in terms of the US growing presence around the globe.