Both East and West block's face similar economic problems in the 1970s, yet communism collapsed in the East and capitalism recovered. How do you account for the difference? Were economics problems the main basis for popular opposition to communism?

Who was the leader of the democratic people’s republic at the beginning of the korean war?

What are your thoughts about " the attacking on the twin towers". in your own words a little paragraph its for a project i am doing and i want to get intel from other people so that i can put it on my poster. for anyone who gives me there opinion on it : ) enter you name when you type the paragraph more than one person to respond.

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.