Western Civilization II / Unit 18 WC2 1721 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Britain Joins, and the Community Becomes the Union, 1973 to 1993
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The idea
Britain stayed out in nineteen fifty-seven and lagged; it joined in seventy-three. The Community's institutions merged in sixty-seven. Maastricht, agreed in December ninety-one and in force on the first of November ninety-three, made the Community the European Union with a single market.
In practice
Fifteen members by ninety-five, the witness says.
Where people slip
Britain's entry date is the standard record.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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