The history of European Union

Question 1

What did those countries decide to do?

Accepted Answer

Permit people to travel freely between countries without showing passports

Question 2

What does ECSC stand for?

Accepted Answer

The European Coal and Steel Community

Question 3

What does EEC stand for?

Accepted Answer

The European Economic Community

Question 4

Which treaty came after the Treaty of Paris? And when?

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Rome in 1957

Question 5

Why were the EEC and EURATOM established?

Accepted Answer

To create a common market where goods could move freely

Question 6

Who made a plan to stop wars and keep peace?

Accepted Answer

Robert Schuman

Question 7

What did some countries do with the Treaty of Paris in 1951? Why?

Accepted Answer

They created the ECSC to share natural resources peacefully

Question 8

What did the ECSC represent for the EU?

Accepted Answer

It led to the creation of the EU

Question 9

Why aren’t there 28 countries now? Which country left the EU in 2020?

Accepted Answer

The United Kingdom

Question 10

What was its first aim?

Accepted Answer

To use one currency, the euro, and make new rules for people and safety

Question 11

What does the EU stand for?

Accepted Answer

European Union

Question 12

In 1992 they signed another Treaty. What was it called?

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Maastricht

Question 13

Why is the Treaty of Maastricht important?

Accepted Answer

Because the EU was created with the Treaty of Maastricht in 1992

Question 14

For this reason, we can say, 6 countries are the founding countries of the EU. Which ones?

Accepted Answer

Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Federal Rep. of Germany

Question 15

Who was Robert Schuman?

Accepted Answer

He was the French Foreign Minister in 1950

Question 16

From 1957 to 1992, nine other countries joined them. Which ones?

Accepted Answer

Denmark, Ireland, UK, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Finland, and Sweden

Question 17

What does EURATOM stand for?

Accepted Answer

The European Atomic Energy Community

Question 18

What happen from 1997 to 2013?

Accepted Answer

Another thirteen countries joined the EU

Question 19

Which countries established the ECSC and the EEC?

Accepted Answer

Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Federal Rep. of Germany

Question 20

In 1985, an agreement was signed in a small village in Luxembourg. What was it called?

Accepted Answer

The Schengen Agreement

Question 21

What did the Treaty of Rome establish/create?

Accepted Answer

The EEC and EURATOM

Question 22

What was Europe like after World War II? Why?

Accepted Answer

Europe had problems because there was a risk of more wars

Question 23

How many countries are in the EU now?

Accepted Answer

27 countries

The history of European Union

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The history of European Union

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