HIST-1106EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: European Political Community, Treaty Establishing The European Defence Community, Nsc-68
8 Nov 2020
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Failure of european defense community (edc) and european political community (epc). Defense problem arising from cold war already countered by weu/nato. First atomic bomb in russia shuttered usa"s hope for a nuclear monopoly. Korean war: usa faced global threat of communism from the west. Review of american defense policy nsc 68: horrifying picture of european defense status: europe could not stop russian advance. Usa decides 1950: only way to hold the line: increase western european army, including revival of german defense capacity. Supranational organization: european army under european joint control: European minister of defence + single budget + armament industry/would integrate troups at a smallest possible level (not many germans). Treaty establishing the european defence community upon french initiative ( pleven plan" by jean monnet) signed by: benelux, france, germany, italy; uk held aloof. Subject to ratification: object of community: purely defensive, treaty establishing the european defence community provided for, integration of each national army into european structure.
