USA HISTORY

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: -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.

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 Europan countries which were considered to be “behind the Iron Curtain” included: Poland, Estearn Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania and the Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-5: -On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill gave a speech declaring that an “iron curtain” had descended across Europe, pointing to efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the West.