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WWII to today's European Union

By emilybowman22
  • Potsdam Agreement

    Potsdam Agreement

  • End of WWII

    End of WWII

  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    A time of economic recovery of Europe; the United States gave Europe $31,000,000,000 to help rebuild Europe
  • Creation of NATO

    Creation of NATO

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization; each country vows to protect one another and fight against the spread of terrorism
  • COMECON

    COMECON

    council for mutual economic assistance
  • The Korean War

    The Korean War

    North Korean invasion of South Korea begins the Korean war
  • Treaty of Rome

    Treaty of Rome

    created the European economic community
  • Creation of the European Union

    Creation of the European Union

  • Euro Replaces 12 National Currencies

    Euro Replaces 12 National Currencies

    helped in unifying the European Union monetarily

  • EU acquires 10 more countries

    Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia)