How did European countries resolve their post-second World War problem? Briefly outline the attempts the led to the formation of the European Union.

Explanation

After the end of second World War in 1945, the European States confronted the ruin of their economies and the distruction of assumptions and structures on which Europe had been founded. Eoropean countries resolved their post-second World War problems in the following manner.
(1) Under the .Marshall Plan. the USA provided financial help to revive European economy.
(2) The US also created a new collective security structure order NATO.
(3) Under the .Marshall Plan. the organisation for European Economie Cooperation was established in 1945 to extand cooperation on trade and economic issues among the Western European States.
European Union was founded in 1992 for a common foreign and secutity policy, cooperation on justice and home affairs and creation of a single currency. It esolved from an economic union to political one over time.
The following attempts led to the formation of European Union: (1) The Council of Europe ws established in 1949 for political cooperation.
(2) The process of economic integration of European Capitalist countries led to the formation of European Economic Community in 1957.
(3) The above mentioned processes ecquired a political demension with the creation of European Parliament.
(4) The collapse of Soviet bloe put Europe on a fast trcak and resulted in the establishment of European Union in 1992.