Europe: European Union

What war was supposed to be “the war to end all wars?”

• Civil War

• World War I

• World War II

• Korean War

What was a main reason for merging France and Germany’s coal and steel industries?

• Neither country could afford to rebuild these industries alone after World War II

• France wanted to prevent Germany from nationalizing these industries

• France and Germany wanted to beat competitors in these industries

• The two countries presumably couldn’t go to war with each other

What was created by the 1951 treaty based on the Schuman Plan?

• European Coal and Steel Community

• European Common Market

• European Commission

• European Central Bank

What treaty created the European Economic Community (EEC)?

• Benelux Treaty

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Rome

• Common Market Treaty

What country was NOT a founding member of the European Union?

• France

• Luxemberg

• Italy

• Britain

Why was Britain sidelined at first by the Common Market?

• Winston Churchill was opposed to Britain’s membership

• Resistance from German leadership

• Britain did not see itself as exactly part of “Europe”

• Britain had not yet rebuilt sufficiently after the war

What country was one of three added to the Common Market when it expanded in 1973?

• Portugal

• Denmark

• Italy

• Sweden

What country joined the European Union in 2007?

• Romania

• Malta

• Hungary

• Poland

What are treaties an expression of in the European Union?

• Commonalities between European states

• The rule of law

• Fluidity of European borders

• The power of democracy

What structure was created by the Treaty of Maastricht for the EU?

• A structure with three pillars

• A central government made up of two main branches

• A structure limited to economic expansion

• An economic hub with military and judicial sub-units