Why did Winston Churchill use the phrase "iron curtain" to describe the division between the Soviet empire and the rest of the world?
A. to represent the geographic border dividing eastern and western Europe
B. to symbolize the stark boundary casting the Soviet empire apart from the rest of the world
C. to distinguish Stalin's policies from those of his predecessor
D. to demonstrate the impracticality of economic interventions within the Soviet empire
Answer: B
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