Complete the sentence about Devín Castle with the correct year: Before ______, the Iron Curtain between the Eastern Bloc and the West ran just in front of the castle.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1989
Devín Castle sits in a borough of Bratislava, right on the frontier between Slovakia and Austria where the Morava meets the Danube. Until 1989 the Iron Curtain between the Eastern Bloc and the West ran just in front of it, and the surrounding area was a heavily fortified military zone.
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