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The Iron Curtain took physical shape in the form of border defences between the countries of western and eastern Europe. There were some of the most heavily militarised areas in the world, particularly the so-called " inner German border " – commonly known as die Grenze in German – between East and West Germany.
Historical Map of Europe & the Mediterranean (19 April 1946 - The Iron Curtain Descends: By the time the Allies met at Potsdam in September 1945, it was clear that Stalin intended to retain tight control over the eastern European countries Soviet armies had occupied during the War.
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Iron Curtain Map. Map by Reddit user OnlyMapper. This map above is Europe at a time of political and ideological divide in much of the 20th century. The so-called Iron Curtain was formed by the former Soviet Union (marked on the map in red) when the Second World War ended in order to separate itself and its dependent partner states from the ...
Map of Iron Curtain dividing the Eastern Bloc and USSR from Western Europe. The black dot in Germany represents the division between East and West Berlin. By Semhur, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iron_Curtain_map.svg
Jun 2, 2016 · The Iron Curtain fell 26 years ago, but its ripples still linger on: hindered progress, poverty and corruption. ... Once the Soviet Union took control of much of Central and Eastern Europe, it ...
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Apr 16, 2024 · On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill delivered the "Iron Curtain" speech in Missouri, urging an Anglo-American alliance against Soviet influence over Eastern Europe. Stalin sharply countered on March 13, comparing Churchill's views to Hitler's, and defending Soviet interests in its neighboring countries as a security measure.
The Iron Curtain is a term that received prominence after Winston Churchill’s speech in which he said that an “iron curtain has descended” across Europe. He was referring to the boundary line that divided Europe in two different political areas: Western Europe had political freedom, while Eastern Europe was under communist Soviet rule.
