Why did France and West Germany start to build a political and economic union in Europe?
A. They wanted a strong alliance to attack the Soviet Union
B. They wanted to protect themselves from another Great Depression
C. They wanted to prevent their two countries from starting another war
D. They wanted to make an alliance that would rival NATO.
A major reason why France and West Germany started to build a political and economic union in Europe was because "B. They wanted to protect themselves from another Great Depression," since the economies of these two nations are very much connected.
