One Europe Several Europes
Continental Unity and Diversity
Opening Address to Peace Congress, August 21, 1849
Victor Hugo
A day will come when your arms will fall even from your hands! A day will come when war will seem as absurd and impossible between Paris and London, between Petersburg and Berlin, between Vienna and Turin, as it would be impossible and would seem absurd today between Rouen and Amiens, between Boston and Philadelphia. A day will come when you France, you Russia, you Italy, you England, you Germany, you all, nations of the continent, without losing your distinct qualities and your glorious individuality, will be merged closely within a superior unit and you will form the European brotherhood, just as Normandy, Brittany, Burgundy, Lorraine, Alsace, all our provinces are merged together in France. A day will come when the only fields of battle will be markets opening up to trade and minds opening up to ideas. A day will come when the bullets and the bombs will be replaced by votes, by the universal suffrage of the peoples, by the venerable arbitration of a great sovereign senate which will be to Europe what this parliament is to England, what this diet is to Germany, what this legislative assembly is to France. A day will come when we will display cannon in museums just as we display instruments of torture today, and are amazed that such things could ever have been possible. (...)
Key Term: Supranational Organization
What are some of the common traits and
differences between European States?
Athens, Greece
Warsaw, Poland
Romania
What are the borders and limits of the European
Union?
Europe over the Centuries
Europe according to the EU
Eurozone Countries
2015
Schengen Agreement 2008
Schengen Members 2013
Source: ec.europa.eu2013
Council of Europe: Founding nations in yellow
EU Members in 2013
The Debate over the Limits of Europe
Europe and its Neighbours
I. European Civilization
A. Based on common culture and history– History: succession of historical periods
Greeks/RomansChristianized
Western Civilization
Industrial Era
– The source of many innovations around the world
e.g. law, philosophy
• Humanism, the Printing press
Erasmus
Thomas More
• The Enlightenment
Scientific Discoveries
Salons
• Political Revolutionsand the defense of human rights
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The French Revolution
• Many artistic and cultural movements
Impressionism
Cubism
Classicism
• Industrial Era– Europe consolidates its economic headstart and
innovative ways of thinking
Steam Engines
Europe, center of Industrial Power
• Video: Europe’s Industry, Europe’s heartbeat
Conclusion• The EU constitutes a group of developed countries.
500 million inhabitants who possess considerable buying power and who on the whole benefit from a strong level of development. The EU space is a space of freedom which renders it attractive.
• The EU is a political construction which sets standards (human rights, the environment, technology, etc.) carries values , making Europe unique compared to other integrated regions around the world.
Homework
• Review Key Terms (3 pages)• Reading:– Text: “Human Geography – The European Union”– Text: “Europe’s Contested Geography”– Text: “Schengen: Controversial EU free
movement deal explained”
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