What is European Coal and Steel Community?
The '''European Coal and Steel Community''' was a union started in 1951. Its purpose was to bring the western countries of [[Europe]] together during the [[Cold War]] so they would be harder to attack. It was the [[wikt:forerunner|forerunner]] of the [[European Union]]. Its original purpose was to prevent war between [[France]] and [[Germany]]. It created a market for coal and steel between all of the countries that signed it. It was dissolved in 2002 and put into the [[European Community]]. [[Category:20th century in Europe]] [[Category:1957 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:2002 disestablishments in Europe]] {{europe-stub}} {{authority control}}