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Feminism as the Cause of the European Union's drop in Birth Rate

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The idea for the establishment European Union was not proposed until 1950, but the idea for a centralized European government and the need for a community of sorts stems all the way back to 1920, and this recording explains why.

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This image was taken when the Treaty of Paris was signed. The treaty of Paris was the document signed in 1951 to officially start the EU, then known as the European coal and steel community. This document was signed in Paris, France by representatives of the original six countries, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.

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This is Donald Tusk, president of the European Council (one of the EU's main institutions) Tusk was elected in November 2014, and served as a polish political figure for nearly two decades prior to his election. Since his presidency began, Tusk been responsible for the EU's public representation, creating policies, monitoring the pace and continuation of work, as well reporting to the other branches within the EU. He will continue as president until 2019.

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Thus chart shows the different key roles and positions in the EU that allow it to operate and comet its functions as efficiently as possible. This chart highlights how similarly to the United States the EU operates, though its important to note that the US is a single country while the EU is composed of twenty eight unique countries.

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Robert Schuman was a French political figure. Since he was originally from Germany, he was selected to become part of the French war time government. Following the war he voiced his idea to create a centralized European Community, later to become the EU, to prevent another world war from ever occurring again. He proposed his idea in 1950 and it came to be the following year in 1951.

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This map shows the original six nations of the EU, which was then called the ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community). These six countries were involved in launching the idea to create a centralized European government and are considered some of Europe's most powerful countries today.

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This is a one Euro coin. The Euro is the centralized form of currency used in all twenty eight of the European Union's countries. It was launched in 1992 but wasn't officially circulated through the economy until 2002.

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This is the paper from March 27, 2017 - the date of Brexit. Brexit was the vote passed for Great Britain to exit the European Union after being involved for forty four years. Brexit was one of the most surprising election results, given that most people thought there wouldn't be enough votes to pass it, and the surprising outcome made Brexit one of the most notable international 2017 events.

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European Union Head Quarters: Brussels, Belgium

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European Union Head Quarters: Brussels, Belgium

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This building is the European Union's headquarters. It is located in Brussels, Belgium and has been for sixty years since 1958! Brussels is the EU's headquarters' and the city is also considered the capital of Europe.

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This map despots Europe and highlights all of the countries that are members of the European union. This map shows how the EU centralizes the majority of Europe and shows how few European countries are not apart of it.

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This chart displays the average number of children European women have, ranging from the years 1960 through 2015. The data shows the significant drop in birthrates over the course forty five years. This chart shows the significance of the problem by clearly displaying the constantly shrinking European population. This chart also poses the question,  if the fertility statistics continue decreasing at this rate what will happen to Europe in another forty five years?