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CHAPTER 1: The post - war transformation of Western Europe

CHAPTER 1: The post - war transformation of Western Europe. 1. Historical divisions 1.1. The inheritance Europe : a divided continent => Different factors explain the number of States within Europe.

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CHAPTER 1: The post - war transformation of Western Europe

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  1. CHAPTER 1: The post - war transformation of Western Europe

  2. 1. Historical divisions 1.1. The inheritanceEurope : a divided continent=> Different factorsexplain the number of States within Europe

  3. Economic and political divisions=> Economic division: the consequence of overseas market=> Political division : Democracy >< Autocracy

  4. 1.2. The background to the second World War=> Lack of agreements and fragile alliances between the European States=> The League of Nations: Security aim3 problems1) Too vague2) Not supranational3) Different State approaches

  5. 2. The post-war transformation2.1. Unbroken PeaceFrom suspicion to friendship=> Common military policy against USSR: NATO

  6. 2.2. A transformed agenda=> Armed conflicts: low policy issues=> Negotiations on important economic and political matters

  7. 2.3. New channels and processes => Gradual transformation in which States interrelates with one another

  8. 3. Explaining the transformation and its nature3.1. The deep roots of integration?=>Historical dimension (cfr Hallstein) >< Economic dimension=>Failure of economic alliances: too weak to unify Europe

  9. 3.2. The impact of the second world war2 factors- POLITICAL FACTORS1) Combating nationalism=>1949: creation of the council of Europe

  10. 2) The new political map of Europe=> Eastern Europe >< Western Europe- Truman doctrine- Marshall plan- NATO

  11. 3) The new international power balance=>Voice of Western Europe should be heard on the world stage

  12. 4) The German problem=>Federal republic of Germany >< German democratic republic=> the Soviet Union was replacing Germany as the perceived principal threat to democracy and stability in Western Europe.

  13. ECONOMIC FACTORS => 1944: Bretton wood conference=> 1947: GATT=> Marshall plan=> 1948: establishment of OEEC

  14. 3.3. Interdependence Economic interdependence Trade Western European focussed From the 1960’s: Monetary power held by Germany Advances in communication and travel have increasingly placed new international issues

  15. 3.4. National considerations => Variation on the level of integration and cooperation among States

  16. THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE EC: Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands

  17. =>Benelux countries: small countries => Italy: Assistance against communism + economic reasons=> France: containment of Germany and economic growth

  18. CONCLUSION=>Transformation in the communication=>Difficult integration

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