Europe after World War Two - the establishment of the EEC
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The Establishment of the EEC
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Today...
• European countries cooperate on a wide range of issues • Common travel in Europe• Common currency and a common market
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After two World Wars...
• After 1945 Europe lay in ruins.... And was to become a major battleground between Communist East and Capitalist West
• Some European leader decided that European countries needed to replace conflict with co-operation
• Three key leaders at this time were Adenauer (Germany), De Gaulle (France) and Gasperi (Italy)
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2011 Paper (Ordinary)
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BENELUXFirst attempt at Economic Co-Operation between Countries
Showed that free trade between European countries could work
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European Coal and Steel Community
• Coal and Steel were essential resources for industry• Hitler wanted to control Europe’s coal and steel – maybe a
future dictator would too?
• Solution – share the resources amongst all countries, no need to fight to control them then.
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Signing of the Treaty of Paris, 1951
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1955 – Messina Conference
• The ECSC was so successful that people began to think of creating a common trading area – goods and services could be traded across borders without customs checks
• Without this agreement buying items online would not be possible today
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1957 – Treaty of Rome
• Established a common market in Europe• Set up a European Social fund to improve living standards in
Europe• Allowed free movement of workers in Europe• Developed a Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to promote a
fair standard of living for farmers
• This treaty created the European Economic Community (EEC) which later became the European Union (EU)
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N2 Road in Monaghan – built with European Structural funds
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European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
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Britain and the EEC
• Britain tried to join the EEC in 1963 and again in 1967 but was blocked by France
• Important for Ireland as Britain was our main trading partner – if they joined it was in our interests to do so too.
• Eventually Britain and Ireland joined in 1973, after De Gaulle had retired
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Key events
• 1951 – European Coal and Steel Community founded• 1957 – Treaty of Rome establishes the EEC• 1991 – Maastricht treaty – EEC becomes EU• 1999 – Euro currency introduced
• The EU has continued to grow and now contains 28 members
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EU today
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2012 Paper (Higher)
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