For the first time, the modern world starts to take shape.
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But progress comes at a price.
The 20th century brings two devastating World Wars.
Millions of lives are lost.
Countries are destroyed.
Europe is broken.
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And yet… from that destruction, something new is built.
Instead of fighting each other, countries begin to work together.
Step by step, this leads to what we now call the European Union.
A project based on one simple idea:
that cooperation is stronger than conflict.
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