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Challenge 1: European Unification

What is the European Union and how do the people in the countries Pride II is visiting feel about it?

The European Union is a post-World War II attempt at unification in order to evaluate the role of international cooperation in promoting economic, political, and social stability.

What is the European Union? Visit these links to gather information on this topic.

• Amsterdam: A New Treaty for Europe
• The Amsterdam Treaty: a Comprehensive Guide
• Welcome to Europa, the European Union's server
• European Governments on the WWW

For more information on this topic that is both reliable and current, visit , , , or another full text magazine and newspaper database.

How do the people in the countries Pride II is visiting feel about joining the European Union?

There are also sites on the web sponsored by groups who oppose the European Union. These groups may represent the opinions of a few or many people. When visiting these sites, see if they are sponsored by official political parties or movements. You may wish to verify their position with an article from a reliable source, such as , , , or another full text magazine and newspaper database.

Each of these sites contains many links to organizations that oppose European Unification.

• The Euro-sceptic Web Resource
• EUsceptic.org

Looking for background information on the Europe with Pride countries? Visit the Electronic Bookshelf.

Don't forget to "check out" your school and public library collections. These collections contain electronic and print sources you will find valuable to your research. Good print resources for these topics include Culturegrams, published by Brigham Young University, Lands and Peoples, published by Grolier and individual volumes of Cultures of the World, published by Marshall Cavendish.