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Six nations pooled coal and steel in 1951

The treaty put French and German heavy industry under a shared authority The European Coal and Steel Community was established by the Treaty of Paris in 1951, signed by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Robert Schuman had proposed pooling coal and steel so that war between members became materially difficult. It became the first of the treaties behind today's European Union. It sits in Mondo's history collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The treaty put French and German heavy industry under a shared authority. The figure is taken from European Union, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.