Iron Curtain

Japanese: Iron Curtain(英語表記)IronCurtain
Iron Curtain

…This is seen as a reflection of the national sentiment that placed hopes on the Labour Party's social policies for postwar reconstruction, rather than on Churchill's personal qualities as a great wartime leader. That year, he had already made clear his wariness of the Soviet Union by using the phrase "Iron Curtain." The following year, as leader of the opposition, he gave a speech in Fulton, USA, stressing the need for British and American cooperation to counter Communist forces, while in Switzerland he advocated "European integration." He returned to power in 1951, and was awarded the Order of the Garter at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Iron Curtain" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これは,偉大な戦時指導者としてのチャーチル個人の資質によりも,労働党の社会政策に戦後再建の期待をかけた国民感情の表れと見られる。この年すでに〈鉄のカーテンIron Curtain〉という言葉でソ連への警戒心を明らかにした彼は,翌年野党党首としてアメリカのフルトンで演説し,共産主義勢力に対抗する英米協力の必要を力説,一方スイスにおいては〈ヨーロッパ統合〉を提唱した。51年には再び政権に就き,53年エリザベス2世の戴冠式にあたりガーター勲章を授けられた。…

※「Iron Curtain」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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