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Discover how the EU developed in the 1960s, with further economic integration in Europe and the beginnings of the Customs Union and international cooperation.
The 1960s in Europe was a roller-coaster of transformations. In an era wedged between the shadows of a devastating world war and the hope of a brighter, united future, Europe experienced a veritable whirlwind of socio-political shifts, cultural revolutions, and an unquenchable thirst for progress.
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In the 1960s, this split along ideological and economic lines divided the world into five centers of power: the Soviet Union and its satellites; Communist China and Southeast Asia; Europe and the United States; Africa; and Latin America.
Diving In, Part 1: Introduction to 1968 in Europe. The term “1968” refers to a cluster of events and processes that began in North America and in Europe in the early 1960s (with roots stretching back into the 1950s), reaching an initial high point around the calendar year 1968.
In 1960, Europe had experienced World War I and World War II, and was now divided by the Cold War.
1960s. 01. THE BERLIN WALL. DIVIDES EUROPE. By August 1961, the Iron Curtain that symbolically divided Europe in two, is made real with the building of the Berlin Wall. READ THIS PART. 02. A NEED FOR FOREIGN LABOUR IN THE WEST. An economic boom in Western Europe creates a need for foreign labour.
The 1960s were a period of economic growth in Europe. Learn more about the background of the economy leading up to the 1960s and the growth in this decade, which was largely due to agriculture...
