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How did the iron curtain affect the lives of Eastern Europe?
The people who lived in Eastern Europe were largely, if not completely, cut off from the Western world. They also did not have many of the basic freedoms we take for granted.
What cut off Eastern Europe form Western Europe?
technology, economy and military, Western Europe is more advanced in all of these.
Term for the barrier that Stalin erected to block off soviet-dominated nations of eastern Europe from the west?
"Iron Curtain"
What Symbolizes the soviet union's control over the people of eastern Europe?
(Iron Curtain)By 1946, less than a year after the end of World War II, it became clear that the Soviet Union planned to control the Poles, Hungarians, Romanians, and other people of Eastern Europe. Stalin forced communist government on these people. He also used his secret police to arrest anyone who opposed his rule.Many Eastern Europeans tried to escape Soviet control by fleeing to the West. But the Soviets stopped them by building a barbed wire fence which cut off Eastern Europe from the West. They also blocked trade between the eastern and western parts of Europe. Winston Churchill called the Soviet-controlled border between the East and West the "Iron Curtain."
What did Europe trade in the 1400s?
Europe really did not trading in Medieval times, at least in the West. This is because this was the time of the Dark Ages, when Europe was cut off from the rest of the world after the fall of the Roman Empire.
What events lead to the creation of the phrase iron curtain?
Following WW II, the USSR took control of the nations of eastern Europe which became satellite states, and kept out normal commerce and travel to western Europe. Therefore, as Winston Churchill observed, it was as if an iron curtain had fallen across Europe, sealing off the eastern part from the west.
How did the politics of Mikhail Gorbachev effect eastern Europe?
Eastern Europe threw off communist rule for democracy. The Soviet Union also broke apart.
What ocean is off the west of Europe?
The Atlantic Ocean
What countries cut off fingers as punishment?
middle-eastern and saudi arabia
Where is the UK located?
Off the west coast of Europe's mainland.
What is Britain's relative location?
Off the west coast of Europe.
What two islands are off the West Coast of Europe?
ireland and britian
