In 1946 what did winston churchill describe as an ""iron curtain"" falling across eastern europe?

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11 August, 01:10

In 1946 what did winston churchill describe as an ""iron curtain"" falling across eastern europe?

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Marco Morgan · Answer 1

It refers to the fact that Eastern Europe was more or less controlled by the Soviet Union

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Winston Churchill had been the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II. It was Churchill who coined the term Iron Curtain in a 1946 speech he delivered in Missouri. It refers to the fact that Eastern Europe was more or less controlled by the Soviet Union