Question

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

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.