US President Harry Truman (right) and former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (left) on their way to Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on 4 March 1946.

On 5 March 1946, accompanied by US President Harry Truman, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visits Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, where he gives his famous address on the dangers of Soviet expansionism.

On 5 March 1946, Winston Churchill gives an address at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, in which he warns Western countries about the advance of Communism in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

On 5 March 1946, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives a famous address at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, in which he warns Western countries about the advance of Communism in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the construction of an ‘iron curtain’.

On 5 March 1946, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives an address at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, in which he warns the West of the worrying spread of Communism in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

On 6 March 1946, commenting on the address given by Winston Churchill in Fulton, Missouri, the Dutch daily newspaper Het Parool considers the question of Soviet expansionism.

On 6 March 1946, British cartoonist Illingworth illustrates the address given by Winston Churchill at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, in which the former British Prime Minister warns the Western countries of the advance of Communism in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. He particularly deplores the construction of an ‘iron curtain’ separating the European States under Soviet influence from the countries of Western Europe.

On 6 March 1946, the Dutch daily newspaper De Volkskrant publishes the main points of the address given by former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.

In an interview with a correspondent from Pravda, Joseph Stalin responds vehemently to the address given by Winston Churchill on 5 March 1946 in Fulton, Missouri.

On 9 March 1946, the French daily newspaper Le Monde analyses the international reaction to the address given by Winston Churchill at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, four days earlier.

In March 1946, the Soviet daily newspaper Pravda outlines the reactions in the foreign press to the interview given by Stalin concerning Winston Churchill's speech in Fulton.

On 28 September 1948, Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, addresses the United Nations General Assembly and denounces Soviet policy. He gives the speech of fear.

In December 1948, the Belgian monthly publication Les cahiers socialistes harshly criticises the address given by Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, on 28 September 1948 to the United Nations General Assembly.

‘The thirteenth labour of Hercules.’ On 27 September 1947, the cartoonist Woop portrays the dangers of the Cold War for world peace. Europe, divided into two blocs, finds itself at the centre of the indirect confrontation between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union.

‘Auntie Europe: “It’s not easy living sandwiched between two very lively neighbours.”’ For Ernst Maria Lang, German cartoonist, friction between the Soviet Union and the United States threatens to slow down the European recovery process from 1947 onwards.

‘They are in control — and they just go round and round …’ On 17 January 1948, in a period of increasing hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union, the German cartoonist Ernst Maria Lang portrays the harrowing situation of post-war Europe, held hostage to the tensions between Moscow and Washington.

On 22 January 1948, addressing the House of Commons, the British Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, condemns the Soviet Union’s political ambitions and calls for greater unity amongst the countries of Western Europe.

On 13 March 1948, in Luxembourg, Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, delivers an address during which he describes the nature of the disagreement between the Great Powers regarding the future status of Germany.

On 17 March 1948, against the background of the Cold War between the two superpowers — the United States and the Soviet Union — the Dutch daily newspaper Het Parool questions Europe’s role and position on the international scene.

On 30 January 1949, reviewing Raymond Aron’s book on the Cold War entitled The Great Schism, the Brussels weekly newspaper Le Phare Dimanche questions Europe’s role and position on the world scene.

‘After Uncle Sam’s fruitless attempts to control European politicians, Stalin could succeed by employing more flexible means.’ In January 1951, the German satirical magazine Der Tintenfisch portrays a Europe in the Cold War period that is at the centre of international issues.