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    1. Kevin7650 on

      Well, actually, the EU didn’t exist until 1993. That map shows the European Economic Community, which while considered an early precursor to the EU, was not the EU ☝️🤓

    5. stonecuttercolorado on

      The growth and transformation of this organization has been one of the things that gives me the most hope for this world.

    6. DanGleeballs on

      Ireland 🇮🇪first applied for membership in 1961 but French President Charles de Gaulle opposed the expansion of the community and vetoed the UK’s application twice, which halted Ireland’s bid as well because, since 85% of Irish exports went to the UK, Ireland needed the UK to come too. By comparison only 6% of Irish exports go to the UK now.

      Once de Gaulle stepped down and negotiations resumed, Ireland successfully joined the bloc alongside the UK and Denmark on January 1973

    10. DragonTheOnes-spirit on

      ALGERIA MENTIONED RAHHHHHHHHH 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿

      ONE TWO THREE VIVA L’ALGERIE!!!! 🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊

    11. BoredCube on

      If only the concept the european union was working with back then still applied today instead of being a state that has way too much control over their countries, it would all be fine

    13. Cornyboy202 on

      That’s the European Coal and Steel Community (Don’t know its English name so this is Google translated) and not the EU.

    16. InternationalOne2449 on

      Novadays it got little rusty here and there but it’s better than nothing.

    18. KenFromBarbie on

      Seldom I see a map with The Netherlands correctly. Here the “Noordoostpolder” is present and “Flevoland” not, which is a accurate for 1957! Nice.

      I saw a documentary the other day on Netflix about WWII and in all it’s maps you could see “Flevoland”, which was not there at the time.