What does the term Iron Curtain refer to?

A. the stark contrast between the nations with nuclear weapons and those without them

B. the strict division between the social classes in post-colonial Britain

C. the political separation of Western and Eastern Europe

D. the scope of protection that Britain provided to the British colonies

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Melina Mills

29 May, 14:36

What does the term Iron Curtain refer to?

A. the stark contrast between the nations with nuclear weapons and those without them

B. the strict division between the social classes in post-colonial Britain

C. the political separation of Western and Eastern Europe

D. the scope of protection that Britain provided to the British colonies

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Giovanni Pitts · Answer 1

The term Iron Curtain refers to " C. the political separation of Western and Eastern Europe," since this phrase was coined by Winston Churchill during the Cold War--in which communism was in conflict with capitalism.