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European Union Research You should have at least 4 bullets for each question. Please make sure the information on this page is in your own words and that you use a variety of resources for your research. Save this file onto student documents with your name in the title. Then make a link to it on your wikipage. Why was the European Union created? Give a brief history of the EU. What is the purpose of the EU? How does the EU benefit Europeans? Give a history of your country’s involvement in the EU. Why or why isn’t your country a member of the EU? How does the EU benefit your country?


 * EU Creation**
 * it was made after World War II
 * a pre-curser to the EU was the European Coal and Steel Community
 * was trying to unite the nations to prevent more vilence
 * made in 1951
 * founded by 6 countries,Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, and West Germany
 * EU History**
 * was started in 1951
 * 1960's was a time of cutural blooming
 * in the 1970's 3 new nations joined