Why did the French not normally buy textiles from other countries?

The french normally did not buy textiles from other countries because cloth from other countries were heavily taxed.

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explanation:

to protect the united states' role as a world leader, president truman wanted to prevent the soviet union from spreading communism beyond its post-world war ii boundaries. he declared that the united states must assist any nations struggling to prevent a communist takeover.