Answer:
World War II
Step-by-step explanation:
The EU (Eurpean Union) has its roots in the devastation caused by World War II. By 1945, the European economy was in shambles. Much of the population was homeless or refugee. And while European industries were still trying to rise, political tensions split East and West into the impending Cold War.
Economic instability and the phantom of hyperinflation - the same conditions that once helped German fascism come to power and pave the way for World War II - set European postwar leaders in motion. Officers have teamed up to avoid clashes by economic means. The steel and coal sectors of West Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have joined forces, creating a common export market in an attempt to stabilize the economy and make it impossible for a single country to monopolize war materials.