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AP Success - AP European History: Treaty of the European Union

The Treaty of the European Union, signed in 2016, marked a new phase in the ongoing process of creating a closer union among the peoples of Europe.

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By this Treaty, the HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES establish among themselves a EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter called ‘the Union’, on which the Member States confer competences to attain objectives they have in common.

This Treaty marks a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe, in which decisions are taken as openly as possible and as closely as possible to the citizen. . . .

The Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. These values are common to the Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail.

Treaty of the European Union, 2016

Question 1

Short answer

Describe one economic trend after World War II that influenced the writing of the excerpt.

Question 2

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Describe one political trend after World War II that influenced the writing of the excerpt.

Question 3

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Explain one effect of the European Union on Europe's economy from 1993 to the present.

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