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Iron Curtain

Telón de Acero

the Cold War dividing line between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe.

Example

In 1946, Winston Churchill said that "an iron curtain has descended across the Continent."

In Spanish

Telón de Acero — la línea que dividía, durante la Guerra Fría, la Europa del Este comunista de la Europa Occidental democrática.

En 1946, Winston Churchill dijo que "un telón de acero ha descendido sobre el continente".

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