The historical roots of the European Union lie in the Second World War. Europeans are determined to prevent such killing and destruction from ever happening again. Soon after the war, Europe is split into East and West as the 40-year-long Cold War begins. West European nations create the Council of Europe in 1949. It is a first step towards cooperation between them, but six countries want to go further
The eec (european economic community) permitted what after world war ii? allowed nations to trade freely with one another allowed people to travel freely within member nations allowed european nations to restrict immigration.
