The main question the topic is on: origins of the European community (EC) and the major reasons leading to its formation (not the EU)
Sources need to be scholarly sources from websites (maximum 2) that are credited or from websites such as google scholar or jstor.
The essay needs to be very concise and detailed
Below are sources attached that I had found for the essay
Rough outline of what is wanted:
Origins of the European Communities: what were they trying to prevent (another world war, why were they trying to prevent it):
1. ECSC (European coal and steel community) → treaty of paris
Why it was formed
What it did
What was the idea behind its formation (eg. who put it forward)
Which countries signed
2. EURATOM (European atomic energy community) → treaties of rome
why is was formed
. What it did
What was the idea behind its formation (eg. who put it forward)
Which countries signed
3. EEC (European economic community) → treaties of rome
Why it was formed
What it did
What was the idea behind its formation (eg. who put it forward)
Which countries signed
4. How did the 3 European Communities come together to from the EC (European community (Succesor of previous 3 points/communities))
Who put forward the idea
The Merger Treaty
Which countries signed
Why did the 3 communities go from separate communities to one big community
What were the reaons behind the 3 communities turning into 1
