European Union

a multinational political union that is given authority by its member states

• sovereign

• supranational organization

• industry

• alliance

the United Nations is an example of this type of organization

• supranational

• monopoly

• industry

• corporation

a group of countries that trade without restrictions or tariffs

• free enterprise

• NATO

• free trade

• common market

What was the original purpose of starting the European Union?

• To destroy communism

• To prevent war

• To make other countries jealous

• To stop immigration

The European Union took control of which two things at the beginning?

• Steel and Gold

• Coal and Gold

• Steel and Coal

• Coal and Iron

What event in 1991 caused more countries to begin working together?

• End of WWII

• Fall of the Soviet Union

• Creation of the European Union

• Death of Joseph Stalin

What did the EEC change its name to in 1991?

• Economic Union

• European Untouchables

• European Union

• Economic Unification

What is the last country to have joined the EU?

• Croatia

• Russia

• Macedonia

• Turkey

What is the name of the common currency many EU countries use?

• Pound

• Dollar

• Bitcoin

• Euro

Trade is easier for EU countries because there are no tariffs.

• True

• False