The Iron Curtain

3. - A military alliance established in 1955 between the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries as a response to NATO.
4. War - The period of tension and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union from the late 1940s to the early 1990s.
5. - A period of relaxed tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the 1970s, which saw efforts to ease the division symbolized by the Iron Curtain.
6. - The executive branch of the Russian government, often used as a metonym for the Soviet government.
7. - A military alliance formed in 1949 to counter Soviet influence and ensure collective security among Western countries.
8. - A U.S. initiative that provided economic aid to Western European countries to rebuild after World War II and prevent the spread of communism.
9. - A famous speech delivered by Winston Churchill in 1946 in which he coined the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the division of Europe.
10. - The socialist state that controlled much of Eastern Europe and was a central player in the Cold War.
11. - A major Cold War confrontation in 1962 between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over the placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba.
12. - A physical barrier erected in 1961 separating East and West Berlin, symbolizing the division of Europe.

1. - A 1945 meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin where the post-WWII division of Europe was discussed, leading to the Iron Curtain.
2. - The group of socialist states under Soviet influence in Eastern Europe, including countries like Poland, East Germany, and Hungary.
3. - The group of capitalist nations, led by the United States, including countries in Western Europe.
4. - The U.S. policy of preventing the spread of communism beyond its existing borders during the Cold War.
9. - The countries that were part of the Soviet-controlled Eastern Bloc, such as East Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia.