IRONCURTAIN

Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain symbolized the ideological conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. The term symbolized efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its dependent and central European allies off from open contact with the west and non-communist areas. On the East side of the Iron Curtain were the countries that were connected to or influenced by the former Soviet Union. On either side of the Iron Curtain, states developed their own international economic and military alliances:

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iron curtain

Noun

  1. A barrier made of iron in the theatre, lowered between the stage and the auditorium for safety or to prevent communication.
  2. Any impenetrable barrier.


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