<P> The use of the term iron curtain as a metaphor for strict separation goes back at least as far as the early 19th century . It originally referred to fireproof curtains in theaters . Although its popularity as a Cold War symbol is attributed to its use in a speech Winston Churchill gave in 5 March 1946 in Fulton , Missouri , German Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels had already used the term in reference to the Soviet Union . </P>
<P> The use of the term iron curtain as a metaphor for strict separation goes back at least as far as the early 19th century . It originally referred to fireproof curtains in theaters . Although its popularity as a Cold War symbol is attributed to its use in a speech Winston Churchill gave in 5 March 1946 in Fulton , Missouri , German Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels had already used the term in reference to the Soviet Union . </P>
who is widely credited with coining the term iron curtain
who is widely credited with coining the term iron curtain
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill