Lincoln's "house divided" speech predicted that which of the following events would definitely ensue?
slavery in the united states would soon be abolished.

slavery would become the norm in all the united states.

the united states would continue to be half-slave and half-free.

the united states would not continue to be half-slave and half-free.

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.