Iron Curtain (sep 2, 1945 – dec 26, 1991)
Description:
The Iron Curtain was the name for the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1992. The term symbolizes the efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the West and its allied states.Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 2, 1945
dec 26, 1991
~ 46 years