Which of the following is a major consideration that underlay the establishment of the European Community?
A)The pressing need to have a common currency that would make trade between European and non-European countries easier
B)The need for a united Europe to deal with the United States and the politically alien Soviet Union
C)The economic lessons from the Great Depression that hit the United States in the 1920s
D)The success of the European Free Trade Association formed by Western European countries in 1960
E)The rise of communism in Europe in the 1960s

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Many Europeans also believed that after World War II, the European nation-states were no longer large enough to hold their own in world markets and politics. The need for a united Europe to deal with the United States and the politically alien Soviet Union loomed large in the minds of many of the European Community's founders.

Which of the Following Is a Major Consideration That Underlay