Chapter 20 - International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond

What are some of the roots of European integration?

Fear of Soviet expansion

Desire to avoid destructive wars

belief in common European identity

All of the above

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How did the Second World War contribute to European integration?

Need to counter declining influence in the world

Need to pool resources to compete with the superpowers

Need for resource base to maintain overseas empires

A and B

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Which of the following were not successful early steps in post-war integration?

NATO

Council of Europe

ECSC

EDC

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What did the ECSC regulate?

Military integration

Energy resources

Tariff levels

All of the above

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Which of the following statements about European integration is least true?

De Gaulle utilized the EEC to maintain French power

France sought British membership in the EEC to balance the US

De Gaulle insisted on centrality of farm subsidies to the EEC

France sidelined EURATOM to develop an independent nuclear program

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Which countries were known as the "Outer Seven" in the 1960s?

Authoritarian Mediterranean states

EFTA member states

Warsaw Pact states bordering the west

North African trading partners of Europe

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Which steps represent the "deepening" of European integration?

Incorporation of more Eastern European states

Expansion of membership to newly democratic Mediterranean states

increasing the level of democratic participation within the EEC

Advocacy of EEC membership to Soviet-bloc states

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Which of the following was not a pillar of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty?

Harmonization of monetary policy

Common security policy

Cooperation in criminal law enforcement

Devolution of authority away from the EP

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What were some of the challenges faced by the EU since the 1990s?

Decline in democratic participation at the EU-level

Skepticism towards European-wide solutions

Misgivings about a common currency

All of the above

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Which statement about the EU since the 1990s is least true?

Expansion of membership was partly driven by the goal of preventing a future Cold War division of the continent

Expansion brough countries with higher growth rates into the union

The EU has been able to act with greater unity and effectiveness in the 21st century

Increasing number of states has increased complexity of negotiations

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