Question

The divide between the Communist Soviet Union and Democratic western countries was called the "________" by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. A) Steel Wall B) Eastern Europe C) Iron Curtain D) World War II

Answer 1

The correct answer is C.

The “Iron Curtain” is a metaphor which then Prime Minister, Winston Churchill said in a speech on March 5, 1946.

The term “Iron Curtain” referred to the barrier (divide) put up by the Communist Soviet Union between itself and western, non-communist democratic countries.

The Communist Soviet Union had decided to put up barriers after World War II.