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ECSC
EEC
EC
EU
1951
1958
1967
1992
Set up a common market for the coal and steel industry
Integrated the members’ economic resources over 12 yrs.Merged the EEC and the Atomic Energy Communities
Provided the legal basis for introducing the EURO
1. Why was it created?--to avoid another war in Europe
--promote cooperation
--promote interdependence
2. What is its purpose
--eliminate tariffs among member countries
--to create one single market and currency
3. Who are these member countries
United Kingdom Austria
Netherlands France Belgium
Denmark Germany Spain
Luxembourg Portugal Greece
Finland Ireland Sweden
Italy Cyprus Czech Republic
4. What do they have in common?--geographic location
--have a form of representative government
--industrialized
--high literacy rates
--U.S plays a role in their trade
--Euro-currency highly debated and used between nations, but not all use the euro within nations
5. What are their differences?
--availability of resources
--population concerns
--economic pressures
--some are more dependent on foreign sources of energy