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During the Cold War, the Iron Curtain was a political metaphor used to describe the political and later 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.
Iron Curtain, the political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its dependent eastern and central European allies from open contact with the West and other noncommunist areas.
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Mar 31, 2018 · The Iron Curtain was a colloquial name for the boundary between Soviet-controlled Europe and the rest of the continent. The Soviet Red Army, after releasing the nations of Eastern Europe from Nazi oppression in 1945, worked to install governments that would adopt socialism and align with Moscow.
Jun 2, 2016 · The Iron Curtain fell 26 years ago, but its ripples still linger on: hindered progress, poverty and corruption.
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The Geo-politically Important Effects of the Iron Curtain ... Keegan Riley
Oct 26, 2021 · The Iron Curtain divided a continent and trapped hundreds of millions of people under communism. The Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin, declared that the Second World War was not a disaster but “a great opportunity” to extend communism into the very heart of Europe.
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The Iron Curtain separated Europe into two distinct spheres for most of the period from the end of World War II in 1945 until the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.
