The European Union (EU) was established when the ____ went into effect in 1993.
A) Treaty of Rome
B) Maastricht Treaty
C) Lisbon Treaty
D) ECSC Treaty

Question

The European Union (EU) was established when the ____ went into effect in 1993.
A) Treaty of Rome 
B) Maastricht Treaty 
C) Lisbon Treaty 
D) ECSC Treaty

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The Maastricht Treaty, also known as the Treaty on European Union, went into effect in 1993 and established the European Union. The Treaty of Rome, signed in 1957, established the European Economic Community (EEC), and the ECSC Treaty, signed in 1951, established the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). The Lisbon Treaty, signed in 2007, amended the previous treaties but did not establish the EU.

The European Union (EU) Was Established When the ____ Went