WWll to Todays European Union

By 1zionxs

  • THE END OF WWll

    Day the Japanese delegation formally signs the instrument of surrender on board the USS Missouri, marking the official ending of World War II.

  • POTSDAM

    Potsdam directly borders the German capital, Berlin, and is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region.

  • THE MARSHALL PLAN

    The Marshall Plan was an American initiative passed in 1948 for foreign aid to Western Europe. The United States transferred over $13 billion in economic recovery programs to Western European economies after the end of World War II.

  • NATO AND COMECON

    Comecon was set up initially to prevent countries in the Soviet sphere of influence from moving towards that of the United States. It was the Eastern Bloc's response to the formation in Western Europe of the Marshall Plan and the OEEC, which later became the OECD.

  • THE TREATY OF PARIS

    The Treaty of Paris was signed on 18 April 1951 between France, Italy, West Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, which subsequently became part of the European Union. The treaty came into force on 23 July 1952

  • THE TREATY OF ROME

    The Treaty of Rome, set up the European Economic Community, bringing together Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands to work together towards integration and economic growth through trade, establishing a common market based on the free movement of goods, people, services, and capital.

  • SINGLE EUROPEAN ACT

    The Single European Act was the first major revision of the 1957 Treaty of Rome. The Act set the European Community an objective of establishing a single market by 31 December 1992, and a forerunner of the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy it helped codify European Political Co-operation.

  • THE SANTER COMISSION

    The Santer Commission was the European Commission in office between 23 January 1995 and 15 March 1999. The administration was led by Jacques Santer. The body had 20 members and oversaw the introduction of the euro.

  • THE END OF THE TREATY OF PARIS

    The treaty has expired.

  • THE END OF THE TREATY OF ROME