Events with tag - Iron Curtain

March 12, 1947

Cold War Origins

The Cold War emerged as a global conflict between the United States and Soviet Union following World War II, marked by ideological differences, military tensions, and the formation of opposing alliances.

May 14, 1955

Warsaw Pact Formation

The Warsaw Pact was established on May 14, 1955, as a military alliance between the Soviet Union and seven Eastern European communist states. It emerged as a direct response to NATO's expansion and West Germany's integration into Western alliance structures.

November 9, 1989

Fall of the Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall, which had divided East and West Berlin for 28 years, fell on November 9, 1989, marking the end of Cold War division and leading to German reunification. This historic event symbolized the triumph of democracy over communist rule in Eastern Europe.