1 / 13

Europe and the European Union

Europe and the European Union. Uniting and Dividing Europe . Europe is about…. Uniting and Dividing the people and cultures of Europe. Political. Uniting . Dividing. Limited Governments Democratic (rule by many) European Union NATO members.

sally
Download Presentation

Europe and the European Union

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Europe and the European Union Uniting and Dividing Europe

  2. Europeis about… Uniting and Dividing the people and cultures of Europe

  3. Political Uniting Dividing • Limited Governments • Democratic (rule by many) • European Union • NATO members • Former Soviet Union was Communist (unlimited government) • Northern Ireland conflict with Great Britain over political control

  4. Economic Uniting Dividing • Free Market Economy • Industrialized and Urbanized • Wealth of natural resources • European Euro is a common currency • Former Soviet Union was a Command Economy • Oil is a scare natural resource in Europe • Need for workers has been fulfilled by immigrants

  5. Geographic Uniting Dividing • Several, large peninsulas • Large agricultural plains • Many waterways are transportation corridors • Abundance of coastlines allow for many major ports • Iron Curtain: imaginary boundary that separated Western & Eastern Europe after WWII

  6. Social Uniting Dividing • Multiculturalism • Mainly Christian • Primarily English • Common shared history • Common culture of music, art, architecture, and literature • Immigration conflicts within the EU • Multiple languages still spoken • Issues with maintaining traditional cultures

  7. So What? • Since there is no longer a separation between Western and Eastern European countries, Europe is uniting politically, economically, geographically, and socially.

  8. European Unionis about… Uniting the people of Europe

  9. Political • The European Parliament allows governments to function better together. • The European Parliament reduces conflicts between countries.

  10. Economic • The EU improves trade with other countries by lifting border restrictions, eliminating tariffs, and making development loans. • Free market economies in the EU promote economic cooperation among the European countries, especially with the Euro as a common currency.

  11. Geographic • The EU improves transportation corridors for its citizens. • The EU allows for people to move across boundaries more freely.

  12. Social • The EU brings diverse groups of people together to share common goals. • The free-travel zones within the EU allow for immigration from Eastern to Western Europe.

  13. So What? • A strong union of the people of Europe benefits and strengthens the participating European Union countries.

More Related