Following the war, on October 7, 1949, The United States of America, Britain, France, and Russia divided the land in question into four sectors. Each Sector was under control of a different country. The United States, Britain, and France joined there sections together to form a democratic state. This state was called The Federal Republic of Germany or West Germany. The Russian or Soviet part became a communist state. This state was called The German Democratic Republic of East Germany. This division between the two sectors is what Winston Churchill classified as the "Iron Curtain."
