Asked by @luhjo_.3

Read this excerpt from Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech.
Why was Churchill concerned about the spread of Soviet influence across Europe?
Check all of the boxes that apply.

Soviet influence would harm Europe’s safety.

Soviet influence would take away unity in Europe.

Soviet influence would bring Europe together as one.
The safety of the world, ladies and gentlemen, requires a unity in Europe, from which no nation should be permanently outcast.

—Winston Churchill

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
- Soviet influence would harm Europe’s safety. ✔
- Soviet influence would take away unity in Europe. ✔
- Soviet influence would bring Europe together as one. ✖

Explanation: Churchill warns that “the safety of the world … requires a unity in Europe, from which no nation should be permanently outcast.” He feared Soviet expansion would divide Europe (the “iron curtain”), exclude nations, and thus threaten safety and unity — not unify Europe.