Question

an iron curtain has descended across the continent. behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of central and eastern europe. warsaw in poland, berlin, prague in czechoslovakia... all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what i must call the soviet sphere. -winston churchill, march 5, 1946 based on the passage, why did winston churchill view the iron curtain as a threat? it allowed the soviet union to hide its harsh rule over central and eastern europe. it allowed the soviet union to oppress the people of central and eastern europe. it allowed the soviet union to develop more powerful weapons. it allowed the soviet union to tighten its control over east and west germany.

Explanation:

Churchill's framing of the Iron Curtain centers on the Soviet Union establishing a sphere of control over Central and Eastern European capitals. The threat lies in this consolidation of Soviet influence, which enabled oppression of the peoples in that region. The other options are unsupported: the passage does not mention hiding harsh rule, weapons development, or control over West Germany.

Answer:

It allowed the Soviet Union to oppress the people of Central and Eastern Europe.