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