Winston Churchill's Political Speech During World War II

The selected text is a political speech given by Winston Churchill on 5 March 1945 . The historical context of the speech could be considered to start a year before.
At the beginning of 1945, the Allied forces were closing in on the borders of Germany in three directions, and the geographical natural barriers offered the Allied powers protection from the other sides . The major Allied leaders, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, who became known as the Big Three, met at the resort city of Yalta, at the Livadia Palace, to address issues regarding the ending of the war against Germany . This treaty was called the Yalta agreement, and included several points. Among them, a German unconditional surrender to the Allied forces. Otherwise, the Allied armies would advance, placing Berlin in the Red Army battle zone. Additionally, the agreement said that once Germany was defeated, certain zones of occupation were to be
At this time, he was invited to receive an honorary degree at Westminster College . His speech was an opportunity to draw attention to the new realities of the world. Although the leaders of the UK and America were already familiar with the content of the speech, it came as a surprise to citizens of Britain and the USA, leading to a very critical response. Churchill was labeled, as he had been in the past, as an alarmist and a war-monger.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was born on November 30th, 1874. He was Prime Minister of the UK from 1940-1945 and again from 1951-1955, leading the conservative party during the whole period. He led Britain to victory during the Second Word War, but also was prolific writer. He passed on January 24th, 1965. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values