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It was fought between the Axis (Germany, Japan, and Italy) and the Allies (Britain, the US, and the Soviet Union among others).
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Signing of the Treaties of Rome and the birth of the European Parliament.
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Allow the three leading Allies to plan the postwar peace
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Comecon was formed under the aegis of the Soviet Union in 1949 in response to the formation of the Committee of European Economic Cooperation in western Europe -
It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. -
It proposed placing French and West German production of coal and steel under a single authority that would later be opened to other European countries -
Further economic integration in Europe and the beginnings of international cooperation.
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How the European Union developed in the 70s, with the first addition of new members, European elections and a regional policy to boost poorer areas.
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The European Union developed in the 1980s with more countries joining
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More expansion, and the launch of the single market, border-free travel and the euro.