This is a 6th grade informational text about the creation and purpose of the European Union, which was developed after WWII as an attempt at unity among European countries. While reading, students should cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Students should also determine a central idea of the text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments (License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).