What is the main idea of this quote? The Soviets have built a blockade made of iron to control their territory. The Soviets are
tightening their control over Central and Eastern Europe. Famous cities in eastern and western Europe are now under British control. It is hard to understand what the Soviets are doing because of the iron curtain The answer is the Soviets are tightening their control over Central and Eastern Europe
The main idea of the quote is that the Soviets are tightening their contol over Cnetral and Eastern Europe. The other sentences complete that idea by letting us know what they are doing with Central and Eastern Europe.