Question

Vyshinsky’s speech in Document 2 targets the UN Security Council and the international community. He defends Soviet actions, connecting the Berlin issue to the broader context of German post-war division and appealing to legal and moral arguments. rephrase like a 8th grader

Answer 1

In Document 2, Vyshinsky talks directly to the UN Security Council and the rest of the world. He tries to explain why the Soviet Union did what it did by linking the situation in Berlin to the larger problem of how Germany was divided after the war. He uses reasons that involve both the law and what’s right and wrong to support his point of view.