Quarter 3Formally brought into existence on November 1st 1993, the European Union was the actualized dreams of European politicians following the destruction of World Ward and the division of the Cold War. An organization of diplomatic and economic cooperation, the EU attempts to use negotiation and cooperation to find peaceful resolutions to problems that had previously driven the continent into war. In this unit we will explore the historical events that shaped this alliance and discuss the current dilemmas it faces in the 21st Century. More specifically our unit will focus on the below key questions:
1. What were the political, economic, social and diplomatic costs of World War I and how did they lead to competing political ideologies? 2. What were the different "isms" that developed in the inter-war years and how did their competition lead to the outbreak of World War II? 3. What were the consequences of World War II and how did they shape the institutions that emerged after the war to protect against them from happening again? 4. What were the causes of the Cold War and how did this division cause western European nations to begin to think collectively? 5. How did the end of the Cold War facilitate the creation of the European Union? 6. What are the political and economic challenges the EU has faced as it has grown and added more members? 7. What are the current issues facing the European Union and how are they straining the alliance?
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