The European Union

Anybody who has studied global history can readily agree on this one fact: Europe has always been a hot spot for conflict. But, the conflict between its members had never been on such a large scale until the mid-1800 and towards the end of the Second World War. And so, they all made up. The European Union (EU) was first developed as a way to maintain an economic relationship between the coal and steel producers of Europe. From this harmless, simple start, it gained success, and expand further. It outgrew its self, and now not only betwixt the members economically, but militarily, culturally, and even supported multi-national committees. The EU essentially (and almost ironically) became a spiritual clone of the United States.

The European Union shares many similarities with the U.S.A, making them a stark paragon. First off, it allows free-form traveling around the Union, much like the United States. Before, passports were required to enter and leave a nation, like how America requires a passport to enter of leave the country. But America doesn’t require a passport to move from state to state, does it? Nope, because they are all conjoined under the hood of the U.S. Likewise, the Union borrows this concept and applies it to Europe. Another similarity is the nonexistence of restrictive laws that say a citizen of one part of Europe cannot move to another. Present prior to the present, this was not possible. A citizen would generally stay in their own country because of the amass of “special papers or permission,” which they’d need to just work somewhere else. The other similarity is that now because of their amazing growths in economy and various assorted factors, they’ve become a world power. The U.S. had a short time to savor its time above all the world as the only world power in 1991, but them they were forced to slide over a bit soon as the European Union entered the scene.

Economically, the EU has become a sort of rival for the U.S. Euro, the currency of the Union, is now the most widely used currency in the world, and its value continues to trump that of the once favorable American dollar. So now, as market is easy for the United States, it has been reached for the European Union.

It was inferred over and over. The European has brought little else than multitudes of benefits. It has united the warring people of Europe, who for centuries on end had been entangled in agonizing conflict. It brought the nations of Europe together under a secure parliament, like how the U.S. has managed peace over its own states. It even has developed its unique military, most likely including soldiers from all the nations part of the EU. Most importantly, it has stopped conflict. Maybe they were just tired off all this fighting, or perhaps they realized that a relationship with each other would benefit them both, while also promoting peace. Whatever its justification, it has ultimately won over the peace of Europe that hasn’t been present for years upon end.