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Period: 1951 BCE to 1951 BCE
Paris treaty
Schuman's vision starts to take shape when six countries-Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands-sing a treaty to create a European institution that would pool and manage coal and steel production. With these countries deciding together what to do with Europe's coal and steel, no single nation can build weapons without the other nations knowing about it. -
END OF WORLD WAR II
World War II ends in Europe. Millions of people around the world take to the streets to celebrate Victory in Europe Day, marking the end of the deadliest military conflict in history in which 60 million people died.