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5 days ago · During the Cold War, the Iron Curtain was a political metaphor used to describe the political and later physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991.
6 days ago · While the Iron Curtain represented a tariff equivalent of 48% at its height in 1951, trade between East and West gradually became easier until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The Iron Curtain roughly halved East-West trade flows and caused substantial welfare losses in Eastern bloc countries that persisted until the end of the Cold War.
2 days ago · The initially inconspicuous opening of a border gate of the Iron Curtain between Austria and Hungary in August 1989 then triggered a chain reaction, at the end of which the GDR no longer existed and the Eastern Bloc had disintegrated. It was the largest escape movement from East Germany since the Berlin Wall was built in 1961.
6 days ago · In the story Longo tells, the Iron Curtain would not have been torn down had it not been for the unscripted chain of action-response between activists, refugees, ordinary Austrian citizens, border guards, and communist leaders.
Jun 16, 2024 · One such event is Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech in 1946, which had a profound impact on increasing tensions during the Cold War. In this article, I will explore the reasons why this speech heightened tensions between …
Jun 9, 2024 · Berlin Wall, barrier that surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin and adjacent areas of East Germany during the period from 1961 to 1989. The system of walls, electrified fences, and fortifications extended 28 miles through Berlin and extended a further 75 miles around West Berlin.
1 day ago · The plea in the alternative sought direction to the Income Tax Authorities to reopen to assessment of respondent Nos. 4 to 25 (political parties) from the Financial Year 2018 - 2019 to 2023 - 2024 and disallow the exemptions of income tax claimed by them under section 13A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and levy income tax, interest and penalty on the amount received by way of Electoral Bonds.
