Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: The term and widespread interest in the region itself came back into fashion after the end of the Cold War , which , along with the Iron Curtain , had divided Europe politically into East and West , splitting Central Europe in half .
Simplified: The term has come back into fashion since the end of the Cold War , which had divided Europe politically into East and West , with the Iron Curtain splitting `` Central Europe '' in half .