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The Iron Curtain was a term coined in the years after the war by Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union's control of the countries of Central Europe. "From Stetin on the Baltic, to Trieste on the Adriatic, an Iron Curtain has descended upon the Continent," Churchill spoke in a famous speech in Saint Louis, MO, after the war.
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What the two men who were involved with the Nazi- Soviet pact?
They were the dictators: Adolf Hitler (Nazis Germany) and Joseph Stalin (Soviet Russia).
What did the term iron curtain refer too?
In Fulton, Missouri, Churchill made a famous speech in which he referred to the world as having been split into two parts. The sphere of the old Western countries and the sphere of the Soviet's. After the WWII, the territory that had been liberated from the Nazis in the eastern part of Europe got under Soviet influence, controlled from Moscow (and building communism). He said: ...an iron curtain has descended across the continent." And a Cold War started.
Did east or west Germany became a satellite of the Soviet Union following World War 2.?
The German Democratic Republic, otherwise known as East Germany, was a satellite of the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II. This lasted until the collapse of the Soviet bloc around 1989-1991.
What problems did the allies have in 1942?
Germany controlled most of Western Europe. Although Britain had not fallen, it was powerless to challenge the Nazi position on the continent. In Eastern Europe, the Nazis had advanced deep into Soviet territory. Soviet losses numbered in the millions. Still, in 1942, the pendulum began to swing in the Allies' favor
What country did Germany invade in June of 1941?
Nazi Germany made the decision to invade the SOVIET UNIONon June 22, 1941. It would be a disastrous decision for the Nazis since the Soviet Union could not be overrun with the same blitzkrieg tactics that made the Nazis successful in overtaking most of their European neighbors.
Could Soviet POWs in Nazi Germany be used as servants by Nazis?
yes, but generally they weren't, if they were used; they would be used as slaves.
Why the Nazis want Germany to remain free?
Germany was where Hitler controlled his nazi army so he already took over Germany, but it remains free, beacause it was like head quaters to Hitler.
Did the Nazis occupy Germany?
I think you are confused. The Nazis were German. They were from Germany.
What year did the Nazis invade Romania?
Romania was not invaded by Nazi Germany, it was an ally of Hitler agaist the Soviet Union.
What countries have Nazis?
Nazis were a part of Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich. This was the name given to Germany when Adolf Hitler was its leader.
Who was the soviet general who lead soviet resistance to the Nazis at Stalingrad?
Vasily Chuikov .
What did the Soviet Union do back at the Germans?
The Soviet Union entered Germany to defeat the Nazis. In retalliation for the millions of Russians who were killed by the Nazis the Russion soldiers raped hundreds of thousands of women and killed indiscrimanately any man, woman or child. They took revenge on the Germans in many bad ways. They kept East Germany under their communist rule for over 5 decades.
