iron curtains
Cold War division
Iron curtains is the plural of iron curtain—a barrier of secrecy and restriction.
The term became prominent during the Cold War to describe the ideological and physical boundary separating Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe from the West: Behind the iron curtain, information was tightly controlled.
More generally, any impenetrable barrier to communication or movement: An iron curtain descended between the two departments after the merger.
- screenDisplay or barrier
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- metalHard conductive solid
- Berlin WallCold War partition
border crossing · no man's land · blackouts · lock · division · blockade · shield · steel · Cold War · arms race · red scare · secrecy · spy thriller · secret police · Winston Churchill · separation · obstacle · Soviet Union
iron curtainsopen borders
Unregulated international passage
free world · glasnost · open society · freedom of movement · free passage
iron curtainsEuropean integration
Unifying the continent politically
international cooperation · global community · European Union · transatlantic alliance · Marshall Plan
iron curtainsfree press
Journalism without censorship
open communication · cultural exchange · Radio Free Europe · transparency · samizdat
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