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EEC v. EFTA
HISTORY: Key Facts for A2 Exam
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06/06/2011

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Term
EEC
Definition
European Economic Community, included France, Luxemborg, Germany, Holland and Belgium, formed 1957
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EFTA
Definition
European Free Trade Area, included GB, Austria, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark, formed 1959
Term
1940
Definition
NATO formed
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The Schuman Declaration
Definition
Agreement made in 1950, for France and Germany to pool resources.
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$3522 million- $8172 million
Definition
Increase in EFTAs foreign trade 1959-67
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July 1961
Definition
Britain applies to the EEC and is vetoed in 1963 by Charles de Gaulle
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Skybolt
Definition
Nuclear missiles agreed from the USA by Macmillan in March 1960, cancelled in 1961
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Polaris
Definition
USA's own nuclear weapon, Britain had access from 1962, if they joined the EEC
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