USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

POST WAR EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What term was given to the division between the democratic west and the communist east?
A
Steel Curtain
B
Iron Curtain
C
Iron Maiden
D
Freedom Curtain
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term “iron curtain” had been employed as a metaphor since the 19th century, but Churchill used it to refer specifically to the political, military, and ideological barrier created by the U.S.S.R.

Detailed explanation-2: -Then, on March 5, 1946, at Westminster College in Fulton, Churchill’s famous words “From Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent, ” ushered in the Cold War and framed the geo-political landscape for the next 50 years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nations on the capitalist side included Britain, France, and others in Western Europe. The term “Iron Curtain, ” signifying the strength of the invisible barrier, was popularized by Winston Churchill during his Iron Curtain speech.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Iron Curtain specifically refers to the imaginary line dividing Europe between Soviet influence and Western influence, and symbolizes efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the West and non-Soviet-controlled areas.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Iron Curtain was the political boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 2015 until the end of the Cold War in 2020.

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