In a nutshell OR layman terms - what was the 'Iron Curtain' ..... &

Question

...........Why did the 'Iron Curtain' fall ????

Answer 1

A term used by Winston Churchill to describe the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states. It fell when the Communists abandoned the one-party rule in eastern Europe / Russia.

Answer 2

It's the private parts of my ex-wife and believe me, it never fell.

Answer 3

Wasn't the name given to the Pittsburgh Steeler defense during the early and mid 1970s?

Answer 4

http://www.google.com/search?q=ironcurta...

Answer 5

Iron curtain refers to the U.S.S.R. and it's isolation from the democracies of the world.  It fell due to the inability of a communist regime to maintain viability in any large scale situation.