Which great foreign diplomat coined the phrase "Iron Curtain" during the onset of the Cold War? Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Clement Attlee Joseph Stalin

Sir Winston Churchill coined the phrase 'Iron Curtain' after the end of world war two in reference to the political situation in Europe - the Soviet Union had occupied most of Eastern Europe and taken control there, blocking off the West.

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palebadgworthy palebadgworthy · Answer 2 · 2019-01-13T12:08:20+01:00

The correct answer is: "Winston Churchill".

Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, pronounced those words in 1946, in the aftermath of WWII.

He referred to the creation of a division in Europe, that subsequently would spread to the whole world and lead to the Cold War. That iron curtain would be the border that separated the two blocs.

The Soviet Union and all the Central and Eastern Europeans countries that positioned themselves under the influence of the first, constituted the Eastern bloc. On the other hand, Western European countries together with the US would conform the Western Bloc.