USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?
A
Berlin Wall
B
Iron Curtain
C
No Man’s Land
D
Iron Wall
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Iron Curtain, the political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its dependent eastern and central European allies from open contact with the West and other noncommunist areas.

Detailed explanation-2: -The wall, which stood between 1961 to 1989, came to symbolize the ‘Iron Curtain’ – the ideological split between East and West – that existed across Europe and between the two superpowers, the US and the Soviet Union, and their allies, during the Cold War.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term “iron curtain” was the symbol Churchill used to denote the separation of Europe into two rival camps. On one side of the iron curtain were the democracies of western Europe while on the other side were the totalitarian countries of central and eastern European that were dominated by the Soviet Union. 7.

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: -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.

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