One reason for the establishment of the European Community in 1957 was the
A) pressing need to have a common currency that would make trade easier within Europe.
B) need for a united Europe to deal with the United States and the politically alien Soviet Union.
C) economic lessons from the Great Depression that hit the United States in the 1920s.
D) success of the European Free Trade Association formed by Western European countries.
E) fall of communism in Europe.

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The European Community was established to foster economic cooperation and create a united front in dealing with global powers like the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War era.

One Reason for the Establishment of the European Community in 1957