5. what was the result of the korean war?
a. a cease-fire agreement created a demilitarized zone along the 38th parallel.
b. a peace treaty established one unified, democratic nation.
c. china took over communist north korea, and the united nations took over democratic south korea.
d. the two nations formed the republic of korea which functions as a democracy.

Where did the term “iron curtain” originate? the warsaw pact used the term iron curtain as a code word for communism. in a 1946 speech, british prime minister winston churchill said an iron curtain had fallen across the continent of europe. while visiting western europe in 1946, u.s. president harry truman commented that the mountains there looked like iron curtains. russian general secretary joseph stalin instructed citizens of eastern europe to hang iron curtains over their windows to protect themselves from stray bullets.