How did the Franco-German alliance promote the idea of the European Community and the Union ? INTRODUCTION. For hundreds of years, Europe has always been in internal turmoil. Maybe it's because of language barriers, religion, historical events, of differences in politics, the economy or even culture; no-one knows for sure. What we do know is that this constant bickering has led to two devestating world wars, claiming millions and millions of lives, and that, since the …showed first 75 words of 1983 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1983 total…brought ? Many people may not like the French, but for this once, they had the right idea. BIBLIOGRAPHY. - Bok, Derek Curtis, The first three years of the Schuman Plan, New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1955. - Heckscher, August, Europe's Coal & Steel Community, New York, The Twentieth Century Fund, 1960. - Nugent, Neill, The government & politics of the European Union, Durham, Duke University Press, 1994. - Treaty establishing the European Coal & Steel Community, England, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1951.