-
Potsdam Conference
It was decided that Germany and its capital Berlin should be divided into four zones and were to be controlled by Britain, France, the U.S., and the Soviet Union -
Marshall Plan
America set out to remove European trade barriers, modernize its industry, and make Europe prosperous again. -
NATO
The U.S. formally aligned itself with Canada and it's Western European allies creating the Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization -
Schuman Declaration
French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presented a proposal for the creation of an organized Europe- he is regarded as one of the founding fathers of European Unity. -
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union formed a military alliance with their Eastern Bloc neighbors -
Treaty of Rome
Created the European Economic Community, moved European integration on from steel to other areas -
JFK in Berlin
American President John F. Kennedy went to Berlin and made a speech -
European Parliament
First democratic elections to the European Parliament; there had been no opportunity for citizens of Member States to cast a vote of influence on the decisions of Europe -
Fall of Berlin Wall
Mikhail Gorbachev allowed Berliners to destroy the wall; the Soviet Union collapsed soon after -
EURO
11 countries adopted the single currency and euro notes and coins went into circulation 3 years later.