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What did Churchill mean by the "Iron Curtain"?

The cultural divide between the United States and Europe
The political divide between the Northern and Southern hemispheres
The political divide between Western and Eastern Europe
The cultural divide between North America and Asia

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He was talking about the political divide between Western and eastern europe. Eastern europe was mostly communist. Whereas, western europe was made up of democratic countries. 
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