What difficulty arose for germany when it invaded the soviet union? a. the soviet army quickly moved into german territory. b. germany didn't have plans ready for the invasion of the soviet union. c. germany hadn't yet defeated france. d. the start of hostilities opened a new front in the war.

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.