The Treaty of Nanjing (Nanking), signed in 1842 after Great Britain easily defeated China in a war, was the first of the several that the Chinese were forced to sign with foreign powers. A. unequal treaties B. military concessions C. constitutional amendments D. imperialist doctrines

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.