Well, I know the answer because is familiar for me and in my perspective the anti-imperialists thought that the united States colonizing of some countries wa fueled by greed. I hope this help you.
To avoid fighting on two sides with Russia to the East and France to the West
The answer: Winston Churchill talks about the Soviet Union's policies in Europe in his speech by saying: “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.”
Explanation: The statement os Churchill was seen as a way to announce the beginning of the cold War. Something to highlight is that Churchill gave this speech in Fulton, Missouri after he had been defeated for re-election as a prime minister in 1945.
Which was the purpose of his speech?
The main purpose was to achieve a closer "relationship" between the United States and Great Britain to organize and control the postwar world.
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farmers used the invention of barbed wire to claim land
