COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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the separation of Communist and Capitalist nations
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a railroad system
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a divider made of iron that separated Europe into sections
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the Berlin Wall
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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: -1946 Speech delivered by Winston Churchill at Fulton, Missouri where he said “An iron Curtain has descended across Europe", the curtain refereeing to communism. What was meant by the term ‘iron curtain’? The iron curtain is the metaphorical division between capitalist western Europe, and eastern communist Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Winston Churchill believed the division was permanent. He used the phrase iron curtain to describe how the Soviets cut off Eastern Europe from Western Europe. He warned that the Soviets would try to spread communism to other parts of the world.