The U.S had a democratic system, but Britain had a dynastic system.
During this time eroupe sought Southeast Asia as a source of raw materials
This was Horace Mann. He helped create and design the first educational system in the United States, he was the Massachusetts' Secretary of the Board of Education and he started the "Mann's Six Principles", which were his thoughts of how he would choose decisions. He did a lot for schooling and shaped it how it really is today.
Communication Barriers
It becomes very difficult for the EU to communicate with all of it’s citizens because they all speak different language. This also impact the feeling of unity among it’s members. It makes it harder to bring people together.
Shared Wealth Is Not Always Good
Large and wealthy countries that are members of the European Union, like Germany, have to share their wealth with much smaller and poorer countries. This prevents any one country from becoming too powerful, which is a bad thing for countries that have the ability to become world leaders.
Just like any big corporation in this country, corporations like to use their wealth and power to influence politicians and policies to their benefit. Multinationals operate in many different countries, so they have interest in the operation, production and consumption, which includes dealing with labor laws, environmental impact, taxes, etc. Every country is different, but the interest of the corporation is usually the same...profit. For this reason, they have a keen interest in the politics and politicians of every country where they do business.