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European Union (EU)
EQ 3 - How has the EU changed
Europe economically,
politically, socially?
Background Section - History
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Directions: On your European Union –
Background page, please record the
questions below.
HISTORY
1. True/False  All of Europe was unified
during World War II.
2. Explain whether you agree or disagree with
the statement above and why.
European Union - Background
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Directions: On your European Union –
Background page, please record the
questions below.
INTRODUCTION
1. Explanation of the EU.
2. How is the EU like a club?
3. Why would a country want to join the EU?
Introduction
• The European Union is a group of countries whose
governments work together.
• It's a bit like a club. To join you have to agree to follow the
rules and in return you get certain benefits.
• Each country has to pay money to be a member. They
mostly do this through taxes.
• The EU uses the money to change the way people live and
do business in Europe.
• Countries join because they think that they will benefit
from the changes the EU makes.
5 THINGS THE EU WANTS TO DO
Directions:
A. Attach the half-sheet titled “5 THINGS
THE EU WANTS TO DO” to the bottom of
your European Union – Background
page.
B. On the empty blanks, record whether
each example is economic, political,
social, or a combination of the three.
5 THINGS THE EU WANTS TO DO
1.Promote economic and social progress.
Help people earn enough money and get
treated fairly.
Membership - How to join
• A country must meet all the
requirements of the Copenhagen Criteria
to be eligible to join the EU.
Directions
• Analyze the criteria and make a case for
or against Croatia’s membership. Use
the document titled Croatian Accession.
Accession – the process of joining an
organization
• Croatia Facts:
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GDP per capita = $15,500
Unemployment Rate = 11.8%
Life Expectancy = 75 years
Literacy Rate = 99%
Directions  Use the Copenhagen criteria and answer
the questions below in a PARAGRAPH.
1. Should Croatia join the European Union? Explain
why or why not.
2. Support your decision with at least three specific
reasons.
Day 2 – Economic, Political, and
Social Effects of the European Union
1. Political Key Question: Why does the EU
have open borders for its members?
2. Economic Key Question: Why is the EU
considered a cooperative trade zone?
3. Social Key Question - How has the EU
forced nations to cooperate and overcome
their nationalist feelings?
• Directions: On your European Union – Economics
page, complete the Frayer Model below.
COMMON
MARKET
2. Definition 
countries reduce or
remove trade barriers.
3. What are the effects 4. Sketch
of a common market?
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Directions: On your European Union – Economics
page, please record the definitions and questions
below. Use the graph on the next slide to answer
the questions.
TRADE BLOC
Trade Bloc – a group of countries that act
together to increase their influence over
world trade.
1. The EU’s influence is comparable to which
major economic power?
2. Create a real-life situation where the EU is
acting as a trade bloc.
Gross Domestic Product of the Top Four Economic Powers, 2002
Japan
China
Spain
EU
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Other EU
nations
US
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GDP (in trillions of US dollars)
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Euro – The
common currency
of the European
Union
Directions: On your European Union –
Economics page, please record the definitions
and questions below. Use the graph on the
next slide to answer the questions.
Euro
1. How does the Euro help trade between
countries who use it?
2. Orso Dizzollars are to _____________,
as Ram Bucks are to _____________.
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Directions: On your European Union –
Economics page, please record the questions
below.
EURO
1. How does the Euro help trade between
countries who use it?
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Directions: On your European Union – Social
page, please record the definitions below.
NATIONALISM VS. EUROPEAN IDENTITY
1. Nationalism – extreme pride in one’s own
country
2. European Identity – a sense of pride toward
Europe as a whole, rather than one’s own
country.
3. How does nationalism divide members of the
European Union?
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Directions: On your European Union –
Economics page, please record the definitions
below.
Wage Differences
People in Eastern Europe are paid less for doing
the same work as people in Western Europe.
1. How does this effect migration in the EU?
2. If you owned a business, where would you
locate your secondary activities? Explain why.