World ___ I and World ____ 2 started in Europe.

Countries used steel to build _________, and coal powered their _______ to build those _____.

So _____ World War 2, former enemies joined together to use ____ and _____for peaceful work.

The European Coal and Steel Community was formed. The goal was "make ___ not only ____________but materially ________."

The six countries that formed the organization ended _____ on coal and steel traded between each other.

____ European countries saw the Coal and Steel Community benefits, and they wanted to ____. By 1981, there were 10 members

The 1993 _____ change to “European Union” showed how the countries did not ____ want to cut tariffs.

They had other shared problems, such as:

• the _________

• education

• rights of refugees

• _____ _____ in stores

_____ the collapse of __________ in the Soviet Union, lots of eastern Europe countries were finally free. Many ____ the EU.

The EU now has __ member countries. The newest member, Croatia, joined in 2013.

Right now, 5 more countries ____ to join. (They are called “candidate countries.”) BUT…

The other EU countries have rules to _______ whether or not to let you even get to ______.

Choose false

To apply, a country must prove it:

has stable democracy

is ruled by laws

protects human rights

is ran by government

Turkey has wanted in since ____. And they’re still waiting.

🞂 97% of Turkey’s land in actually in ___.

Turkey’s democracy is rather ____.

they often do not ________ minority rights.

They do not always protect ______’s rights.

They have a _____ of throwing news reporters in jail if they don’t like what the reporters say or write.

_______, they are different from other European countries. They are more “Middle Eastern” and most of the people are Muslims.

They have laws to ______ rights of all religions, but most people are Muslim.

In 2002, the EU started using a single kind of currency: the ___.

Each coin has an EU side and a _______ side.

UK and Denmark are the only countries that ____ replace their money with the Euro.

But any ______ EU member has to accept the Euro.

Free Trade: There are _____ tariffs on imports and exports between EU countries.

Laws about business and trade are

the same for all EU countries,

making trade easier. Businesses are making ____ money!

EU citizens can travel and work in ____ country in the EU. No special permission or paperwork is required.

EU college students can easily apply to ______ in ANY country in the EU.

🞂 EU _____ – the Euro – is accepted in every EU country except Denmark and the United Kingdom (UK)

Environment: If an EU country _______ the air, water, or land of another EU country, or seriously pollutes their own country, the EU Court of Justice can put them on trial.

In the EU, criminals can be easily arrested in even if they flee to a ________ EU country.