The English were largely an isolated community who were busy consolidating their power while the French and Spanish fought for control of northern Italy. ... The essay will now be discussing events and wars which shaped European history from the 1500's to 1650. The first set of wars focused entirely on Italy where the French King, Francis I, was eager to expand into Northern Italy. ... France withdrew its claim that it owned Northern Italy and Milan. ... The Conclusion for today is that there have been many wars in history motivated by religious, political and economic reasons. ...

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Australia's history with Europe has been much like the way a child will learn and emulate her mother's ability to care for herself, manage her money and keep food on the table. ... To discover why contemporary Europe is of such importance to Australia, we must first look at its history. ... Dictatorships and Totalitarian rules were established in the countries of Russia, Italy and Germany. ... The European Union was originally established in 1950 to bring the six European nations of Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands closer together. ... It has also se...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

THE EUROPEAN UNION - BRIEF HISTORY AND INSTITUTIONS For centuries, Europe was the scene of frequent and bloody wars. ... As a result, in 1951, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was set up, with six members: Belgium, West Germany, Luxembourg, France, Italy and the Netherlands. ... The single currency - the euro - became a reality on 1 January 2002, when euro notes and coins replaced national currencies in twelve of the 15 countries of the European Union (Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland). ...

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On November 1, 1993, the twelve members of the European Community (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain) ratified the Treaty on European Union. ... The history of the British Empire and its position as leader of the Commonwealth in addition to its history of beneficial association with the United States has left many in Britain to believe that it could still maintain its prominent global role and historical status of world leader in political and economic affairs. ... Because Europe consists of different coun...

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The paper below goes into the history and consequences of the Marshall Plan. ... In this Committee, which was the pioneer of the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC), 16 European states were represented: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey (Kissinger, T L). ... Of the $13 billion, roughly 3.1 billion went to Great Britain, 2.7 billion to France, 1.5 billion to Italy, just under 1.5 billion to the Federal Republic of Germany and the rest to other West E...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although Greece in its history was one of the first countries to come up with the ideal of democracy (i.e. ... Greece exports 59% of all exports to other European nations including Germany, Italy, and the UK. ... In regard to imports, Greece imports 59% from other European nations such as Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, UK, and exports 3% to the United States of America. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The first step in European integration was taken when six countries (Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) set up a common market in coal and steel. ...

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("The History of the Euro," n.d.).... " By joining the 17-nation Eurozone, some less-prosperous countries - notably Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy - suddenly had access to cheap credit. ...

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• Grade Level: High School