I was reading up on the early parts of the ECSC and ran across the proposal for the European Defence Community and was surprised by how far it got before failing in the ratification process in France.
I was wondering: What would it take for the EDC to be ratified? and, What would the possible effects of the ratification be in the short, medium, and long term?
What would the reaction be from the USSR? How would the ratification of the EDC affect the wider european initiative? Would this bolster the federalist movement occuring at the time?
Hope you can help me get a better understanding of what the EDC might have been.
I was wondering: What would it take for the EDC to be ratified? and, What would the possible effects of the ratification be in the short, medium, and long term?
What would the reaction be from the USSR? How would the ratification of the EDC affect the wider european initiative? Would this bolster the federalist movement occuring at the time?
Hope you can help me get a better understanding of what the EDC might have been.