Cold War in Europe: interactive map 1945–2004

Step through the dates to see the two blocs form and break up.

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What was the Iron Curtain?

The dividing line between communist Eastern Europe and the democratic West, named by Churchill in 1946.

When did the Berlin Wall fall?

It was opened on 9 November 1989; Germany reunited on 3 October 1990.

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