The term "Iron Curtain" historically refers to the ideological and physical division between Western capitalist countries and Eastern communist countries during the Cold War. Cities behind the Iron Curtain included major urban centers in Eastern Europe, such as East Berlin, Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, and Bucharest. These cities were part of the Eastern Bloc, influenced or controlled by the Soviet Union, and were characterized by authoritarian regimes and limited freedoms compared to their Western counterparts.
Soviet Union
There was no such thing as an "Iron Curtain" (a curtain made of iron). The name was simply a symbolic term representing communist countries, with the USSR primarily being the center focus. Consequently, the term "behind the iron curtain" meant being in a communist nation (primarily meaning the USSR).
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United States
Uprisings behind the Iron Curtain occurred in 1956 in Hungary and Czechoslovakia.
Uprisings behind the Iron Curtain occurred in 1956 in Hungary and Czechoslovakia.
Behind the Iron Curtain - album - was created on 1985-10-09.
Behind the Iron Curtain - video - was created on 1984-10-23.
The Iron Curtain came down in 1989. No country lies behind it as of 2008.
East Germany.
Soviet Union
None. The 'Iron Curtain' no longer exists. During the Cold War ? I meant I know not now
The term iron curtain was used by Winston Churchill to describe the border between communist western Europe and democratic eastern Europe.
East Berlin, the capital of the new communist regime of Eastern Germany was not happy with the fact that West Berlin was occupied by the US, Britain and France. This area was the only one behind the Iron Curtain that the Western powers could control.
There was no such thing as an "Iron Curtain" (a curtain made of iron). The name was simply a symbolic term representing communist countries, with the USSR primarily being the center focus. Consequently, the term "behind the iron curtain" meant being in a communist nation (primarily meaning the USSR).
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