The Iron Curtain was lifted is how it was ended . It ended because of how hard Gorbachev's reforms were once he took control. He declared an ending at the Malta Summit. The Berlin Wall coming down also stands as an ending of the Cold War.
Answer: During 1989 and 1990, the Berlin Wall came down, borders opened, and free elections ousted Communist regimes everywhere in eastern Europe. In late 1991 the Soviet Union itself dissolved into its component republics. With stunning speed, the Iron Curtain was lifted and the Cold War came to an end.
