Question

Which statement does not accurately describe events during the Cold War?

A. The United States built a series of defensive fortifications in the 1950s called the Iron Curtain. B. The German nation and the city of Berlin were finally reunited in 1989.
C. The United States and its western allies formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
D. The collapse of the Soviet Union allowed the nations of Eastern Europe to form democratic governments.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A.

The expression 'Iron Curtain' was methaporically used to refer to the confrontation that existed during the Cold War era between the Eastern bloc of communist countries leaded by the URSS, and the Western bloc of capitalist countries headed by the US.

In fact, the Iron Curtain splitted Europe in two halves, the communist East and the Western countries that were US allies.

Answer 2

"A. The United States built a series of defensive fortifications in the 1950s called the Iron Curtain" is incorrect. The Iron Curtain was built by the Soviet Union in Germany.