The founding of the European Economic Community (EEC)
a. initially received strong encouragement from the Soviet Union, which played a leading role until the Cold War erupted.
b. established a customs union for its six member states.
c. initially embraced the Benelux countries, along with Sweden and Czechoslovakia.
d. was initially designed with the hope it would stabilize employment for the working classes, but this hope was soon shown to be impossible.
e. was publicly opposed by the United States and the Soviet Union, both of whom threatened military action.
b
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