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8ut not everything has een great.
&orld &ar and &orld &ar started in Europe. Europe.
World War 1 deaths: 14 million cost: $337,000,000,000
($337 billion) World War 2 deaths: 52 million cost:
$1,500,000,000,000 $1.5 trillion)
;ountries used steel to uild *eapons, and coal po*ered their factories to uild those *eapons.
;ommunity *as formed. 7he goal *as =mae *ar not only unthinkable ut materially impossible.=
7he name >European >European ?nion ?nion@ @ *as not used until !""1. 8ut this *as the >infant@ version of the E.?.
7he siB countries that formed formed the organi5ation ended tariCs on coal and steel traded et*een each other.
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nd still more countries ept )oining.
>European ?nion@ sho*ed ho* the countries did not )ust *ant to cut tariCs. 7hey had other shar shared ed prolems, prolems, such as:
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the environment education rights of refugees safe food in stores
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7he E? no* has has 2 memer countries. 7he ne*est memer, ;roatia, )oined in !1.
g t no*, more countr es *ant to )oin. H7hey are called >candidate countries.@I 8?7J
Aou Aou can’t )ust )ust say, >ey, >ey, ’m inM@ 7he other E? countries have rules to decide *hether or not to let you even get to apply.
7o 7o apply, a country must prove it: 1.has stable democracy 2.is ruled by laws 3. protects human rights 4.has an economy based on competition (not like communist economies, which are run by government)
5. is willing to pay taes to !"
7ur 7urey ey has *anted in since !"23. nd they’re still *aiting.
Arguments against Turkey joining the EU: "3K of 7urey’s land in actually in sia N not Europe. Europe.
7urey’s democracy is rather *ea.
O For example, they O 7hey do not often do not protect al*ays protect minority rights. *omen’s rights. O 7hey have a ad hait of thro*ing ne*s reporters in )ail if they don’t lie *hat the
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;ulturally, they are diCerent from other European countries. 7hey are are more more >%iddle Eastern Eastern@ @ and most of the people are %uslims. protect rights7hey have la*s to of all religions, ut most people are %uslim.
n , the E? started using a single ind of of currency: currency: the the Euro.
Each coin has an E? side and a nation side.
Euro coin
Germany
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?S and Denmar are the only countries that didn’t replace their money *ith the Euro.
8ut any ne* E? memer has to accept the Euro.
Some benefts or EU members:
'ree 7rade: 7here are no tariCs on imports and eBports et*een E? countries.
La*s aout usiness and trade are the same for all E? countries,
maing trade easier. 8usinesses ar are e maing more moneyM
E? citi5ens can travel and *or in A! country country in the E?. 9o special permission or paper*or is reQuired.
can sip the long lines in ;ustoms .
E? college students can easily apply to colleges in A! country in the E?.
E? currency N the Euro N is accepted in every E? country eBcept Denmar and the ?nited Singdom H?SI.
no need to change money et*een countries.
Environment: f an E? country pollutes the air, *ater, or land of another E? country, or seriously pollutes their o*n country, the E? ;ourt of Pustice can
put them on trial. Right no*, the ;ourt is forcing
countries if they *ant to arrest a criminal *ho has Ted to another country, it’s very hardM 7he other country does not have to cooperate. 8ut in the E?,
criminals can e easily arrested arr ested in even if they Tee to a
