The Iron Triangle

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Across
  1. 3. Czech authorities tried to stop East Germans from seeking refuge in this country's embass
  2. 6. The leader of the Soviet Union during the period of the Iron Curtain
  3. 9. Churchill's speech is considered one of the opening volleys announcing the beginning of this conflict
  4. 10. Region mentioned in Churchill's speech as the starting point of the Iron Curtain
  5. 12. This Czechoslovakian city was the site of a crucial moment in the fall of the Iron Curtain
  6. 13. The term "Iron Curtain" refers to the political, military, and ideological barrier erected by this country
  7. 14. Country where reformers opened the border to the west, starting the fall of the Iron Curtain
Down
  1. 1. The British Prime Minister who coined the term "Iron Curtain"
  2. 2. The leader of the United States during the period of the Iron Curtain
  3. 4. Churchill delivered his famous speech about the Iron Curtain in this U.S. state
  4. 5. Year The year 1946, Churchill delivered his famous speech
  5. 7. Curtain The barrier erected by the Soviet Union to seal off itself and its dependent eastern and central European allies from open contact with the West
  6. 8. Wall This structure was built in 1961, reinforcing the Iron Curtain
  7. 10. Churchill argued for a closer "special relationship" between the U.S. and this country
  8. 11. The Iron Curtain separated Eastern and Central Europe from this side