Chapter 11 · Sweden and the wider world
Vilket mål låg bakom det europeiska samarbete som senare blev EU?
What goal motivated the European cooperation that later became the EU?
Correct answer: To secure peace after the Second World War
Cooperation began after the Second World War to reduce the risk of new wars. Joint control of coal and steel was an early step because they were needed to produce weapons.
Key words
fred · peace
Source: Riksdagen: EU:s historia · Från fredsprojekt till gemensam marknad
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Why this option does not fit
Att möta Sovjetunionens upplösning 1991
Cooperation began decades before the Soviet Union dissolved.
Att införa euron efter finanskrisen 2008
The euro came long after cooperation began and already existed before the 2008 financial crisis.
Att samordna stödet efter invasionen 2022
Support after Russia’s 2022 invasion is a later issue; cooperation began after the Second World War.