Many different views, attitudes, and opinions regarding the Soviet Union existed. These were fueled by a variety of factors. Many different spoken and written works were presented voicing various perspectives; some of these took the form of speeches made to the American people, while others were letters written to the President. Regardless of the views, attitudes, and opinions voiced in these works or the form in which they were presented, they were all written regarding the issues revolving around communism and the Soviet Union in that time. In his famous “‘Iron Curtain’ Speech,” Winston Churchill gave a warning about the Cold War and the Soviet Union. About communist states, he said, “from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic,
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He also stated, “The Soviet government will never be easy to ‘get along with’” (Clifford, 1946). He advocated that the United States needed to be prepared to join forces with other countries to create a world where all could coexist without conflict. However, he warned that the Soviet Union would have to be recognized as their own ‒ one who would not cooperate with any other countries, and one who should not be engaged in combat. He ended this memorandum by concluding the United States should not start a war with the Soviet Union, but they should be prepared to defend themselves. The Soviet Union was adhering to their own rules, not the rules of the rest of the world; this made them an extremely dangerous threat that other countries around the world needed to be aware …show more content…
He talked about how he had traveled to many countries to see how other minorities were treated. He was sponsored by a company that disagreed with eastern democracies and the Soviet Union, but soon cut off his dealings with that company because he did not want to be affiliated with supporters of imperialism. He talked about his time in the Soviet Union. He said, “I for the first time walked this earth in complete human dignity, a dignity denied me at the Columbia University of Medina, denied me everywhere in my native land, despite all the protestations about freedom, equality, constitutional rights, and the sanctity of the individual” (Robeson, 1949). He believed the Soviet Union was ahead of America because they accepted those with dark skin tones as equals, even when those in the United States did
He also stated, “The Soviet government will never be easy to ‘get along with’” (Clifford, 1946). He advocated that the United States needed to be prepared to join forces with other countries to create a world where all could coexist without conflict. However, he warned that the Soviet Union would have to be recognized as their own ‒ one who would not cooperate with any other countries, and one who should not be engaged in combat. He ended this memorandum by concluding the United States should not start a war with the Soviet Union, but they should be prepared to defend themselves. The Soviet Union was adhering to their own rules, not the rules of the rest of the world; this made them an extremely dangerous threat that other countries around the world needed to be aware …show more content…
He talked about how he had traveled to many countries to see how other minorities were treated. He was sponsored by a company that disagreed with eastern democracies and the Soviet Union, but soon cut off his dealings with that company because he did not want to be affiliated with supporters of imperialism. He talked about his time in the Soviet Union. He said, “I for the first time walked this earth in complete human dignity, a dignity denied me at the Columbia University of Medina, denied me everywhere in my native land, despite all the protestations about freedom, equality, constitutional rights, and the sanctity of the individual” (Robeson, 1949). He believed the Soviet Union was ahead of America because they accepted those with dark skin tones as equals, even when those in the United States did