Which statement is not true about American preparedness for World War I? - Congress passed the Selective Service Act to increase the size of the military.
-American soldiers trained in the United States and Europe for battle.
- The United States was immediately prepared to send a large army to Europe.

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.