After the war of 1812, british manufacturers wanted to flood the united states market with inexpensive goods. what did congress do in response? a. they passed a tariff to protect american industries. b. they encouraged american businesses to lower their prices. c. they did not recognize that the influx of goods was a problem. d. they passed a law to prevent americans from buying the cheap goods.

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.