What was the experience of american soldiers encounter with french civilians?
a) the french were distrustful because americans had taken so long to get into the war.
b) the french were distrustful because they had been invaded and feared outsiders.
c) the french were welcoming because they hoped us soldiers would give them food.
d) the french were welcoming because they were grateful for being liberated.

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.