WORLD HISTORY

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INTEGRATION OF EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which two countries originally started the European Union?
A
Germany
B
Russia
C
United Kingdom
D
France
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Essential for the actual birth of the institutions of the EU was the Schuman Declaration on 9 May 1950 (the day after the fifth Victory in Europe Day) and the decision by six nations (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, West Germany and Italy) to follow Schuman and draft the Treaty of Paris.

Detailed explanation-2: -The European Union was founded on November 1, 1993 in Maastricht, Netherlands. Before 1993, the EU was not as big as it is today. European countries started to cooperate economically in 1951 when only states such as Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Germany, The Netherlands and Italy participated.

Detailed explanation-3: -The organisation founded in 1957 which is now known as the European Union, originally had six members: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

Detailed explanation-4: -France is a country in Europe .

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