Iron Curtain
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The Iron Curtain was the political, military, and ideological barrier that separated the Soviet-controlled Eastern Bloc from the Western democracies in Europe during the Cold War.
Aliases (5)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War concept
→
ideological barrier → military barrier → political barrier → |
| approximateEndDate |
1989
→
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| associatedWith |
NATO
→
Soviet Union → United States → Warsaw Pact → |
| borderType |
heavily militarized frontier
→
restricted travel zone → |
| characterizedBy |
border fortifications
→
ideological confrontation → military standoff → political division of Europe → restricted flow of information → restricted movement of people → |
| earliestWidespreadUse |
1946
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| endedWith |
collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe
→
fall of the Berlin Wall → |
| enforcedBy |
Eastern Bloc security forces
→
Soviet military presence → |
| geographicalScope |
Europe
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|
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
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| ideologicalSides |
capitalist West
→
communist East → |
| included |
Berlin Wall
→
Czechoslovakia–West Germany border → Hungary–Austria border → Yugoslavia–Italy border → inner German border → |
| influenced |
European integration in the West
→
formation of NATO → formation of the Warsaw Pact → |
| languageOfTerm |
English
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| metaphoricalUse |
describes sharp political or ideological division
→
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| notableSpeech |
Sinews of Peace
→
|
| relatedConcept |
bipolarity in international relations
→
containment policy → domino theory → |
| separated |
Eastern Bloc
→
Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe from Western Europe → Western democracies → |
| speechDate |
1946-03-05
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| speechLocation |
Fulton, Missouri
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| symbolOf |
Cold War division
→
East–West rivalry → bipolar world order → |
| termPopularizedBy |
Winston Churchill
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Referenced by (18)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Czechoslovakia–West Germany border
→
Yugoslavia–Italy border → inner German border → |
partOf |
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Pan-European Picnic
→
fall of the Berlin Wall → |
relatedTo |
|
Eastern Europe
→
Gorizia → |
wasDividedBy |
|
Sinews of Peace
("Iron Curtain speech")
→
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alternativeTitle |
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Eastern Bloc
→
|
borderFeature |
|
Hungary–Austria border
("Iron Curtain boundary")
→
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formerPoliticalRole |
|
Cold War
→
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hasKeyConcept |
|
Sinews of Peace
→
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hasMainMetaphor |
|
Sinews of Peace
→
|
introducedTerm |
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Pan-European Picnic Memorial Park
("former Iron Curtain")
→
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locatedOn |
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Czechoslovak border guards
("Iron Curtain border regime")
→
|
partOfSystem |
|
Central Europe
→
|
politicalDivision |
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Berlin Wall
→
|
symbolOf |
|
Leo Tover
("The Iron Curtain")
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workedOn |