Question

"In a great number of countries, far from the Russian frontiers and throughout the world, Communist fifth columns are established and work in complete unity and absolute obedience to the directions they receive from the Communist center. I do not believe that Soviet Russia desires war. What they desire is the fruits of war and the indefinite expansion of their power and doctrines. . . . Our difficulties and dangers will not be removed by . . . mere waiting to see what happens; nor will they be relieved by a policy of appeasement. . . . I am convinced that there is nothing [the Russians] admire so much as strength, and there is nothing for which they have less respect than for military weakness." According to Winston Churchill in his "Iron Curtain" speech, what was the Soviet Union's true desire in 1946?

Answer 1

According to Winston Churchill, the Soviet Union´s true desire was to expand their power and the communist ideas to as many countries as they could.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this speech, Churchill argues that Soviet Russia did not wanted war but to show their military power as a "propaganda" to make other weaker communist countries believe that there was a war going on, only to take advantage of the results, poverty and resentment, and use those results on their benefit.

Finally in the last sentence, W. Churchill arguments that the Soviets did not want to see the western countries weak, on the contrary Soviets wanted to see them strong.