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Immediately after the end of WW2. The Soviets (Russians) were determined to place a government of their own choosing in Poland without interference from Britain or the US. (or Poland for that matter !)

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The term Iron Curtain symbolized the boundary between the conflicting sides of Europe. It fell at the end of the Cold War in 1991.

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The iron curtain and Berlin wall fell in which year?

The 'iron curtain' was taken from a speech by Winston Churchill at Fulton Missouri in 1946. He was talking about the spread of communism in Eastern Europe and said that 'from Stettin on the Baltic to Trieste on the Adriatic, an Iron Curtain has descended over Europe'. He meant that Europe was now split into two zones - East and West. This didn't change until the fall of communism in 1991.


What year did Winston Churchill make the Iron Curtain speech?

The iron curtain speech took place on March 5th 1946 at Westminster college in Fulton Missouri.


What was the result of the world war 2 when it ended?

an iron curtain fell across europe and the berlin wall was put up


What was the term that described the dividing line between communist Eastern Europe and non COnmmunist Western Europe?

The Iron Curtain.


Was the iron curtain an actual iron curtain?

No. It was like invisible, there were only military forces. The term "iron curtain" was just a metaphor.


Where are the cracks in the iron curtain as seen on the map?

Yugoslavia and Albania were the cracks in the iron curtain.


What was symbolic of which churchill speaks of the iron curtain?

the iron curtain speaks is a symbol of?


Who ended the iron curtain?

Gorbachev is given credit for ending the Iron Curtain.


What term came about when communism countries prevented information from being released and people from escaping to freedom?

iron curtain


Where was iron curtains?

The Iron Curtain divided Europe into two halves, east and west. The western democratic countries were on the side of the United States. The eastern communist countries were on the side of the Soviet Union. The Iron Curtain fell when communism collapsed and the eastern European countries became democratic.


Was Romania part of the iron Curtain border?

Yes, Romania was inside the Iron Curtain.


Did Romania border the iron Curtain countries?

Yes, Romania was inside the Iron Curtain.