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Return to Politics in the European Union 5e Student Resources
Chapter 5 Multiple choice questions
From the End of the War to the Schuman Plan (the late 1940s to the early 1950s)
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True or false: The quest for European unity is unique to the post Second World War period.
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What was the outcome of the 1948 European Congress?
The European Coal and Steel Community
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Nothing—no agreement was reached
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The Council of Europe
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The Treaty of Paris
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What was the aim of the Marshall Plan?
To combat the threat of communism
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To promote international trade
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To assist European economic recovery
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All of the above
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How did France initially wish to address the German problem?
They wanted to see Germany remain divided and occupied by the allies
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They wanted to see Germany recover economically and militarily
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They wanted Germany to pay a large amount of reparations
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All of the above
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What was the Schuman Plan?
A plan for broad political and economic co-operation among European states
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A plan to create a free trade area in Germany, France, Italy, and the Benelux countries
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An intergovernmental organization among Germany, France, Italy, and the Benelux countries
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A plan to pool the coal and steel resources of Germany, France, Italy, and the Benelux countries, managed by a supranational body
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When the Federal Republic of Germany was established in 1949, what problems did this create for France?
France viewed a sovereign Germany as a security risk and it threatened French access to German coal
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The German steel industry was stronger than the French industry which threatened French economic development
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The Federal Republic of Germany supported more political and economic integration than France wanted
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The Federal Republic of Germany was economically weak, which led to mass labour migration to France
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What was Robert Schuman referring to when he said 'the solidarity in production will make it plain that any war between France and Germany becomes not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible'?
An integrated munitions industry
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Pooling of coal and steel supplies
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Co-operation in food and agricultural production
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Joint monitoring of industrial developments
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Why did Germany accept the Schuman Plan?
Konrad Adenauer's personal values and ideology
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It rehabilitated Germany economically and restored its legitimacy in the eyes of the world and strengthened its alliances
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Germany faced US pressure to accept it
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All of the above
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True or false: The Americans had little or no influence on the development of the European Coal and Steel Community.
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Which of the following was not a concession secured by member states during negotiations of the Treaty of Paris?
The creation of a Council of Ministers
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Subsidies for less efficient Belgian coal producers
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Subsidies for less efficient Italian steel producers
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Maintaining the German coal and steel cartels in the Ruhr valley
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