To what did the "Iron Curtain" refer?
A) The borders of Nazi-occupied Europe
B) The Allied front in Europe
C) The division of Europe into Soviet and Western spheres of influence
D) The division of Berlin into Western and communist sectors

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The "Iron Curtain" referred to the division of Europe into Soviet and Western spheres of influence, with the Soviet Union imposing communist governments and political systems in Eastern Europe, and the West supporting democratic governments and capitalism in Western Europe. The term was coined by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in a speech in 1946.

To What Did the "Iron Curtain" Refer