If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     European Union Exercise 2 Two Centuries of European Integration. Sean McGlynn History Review, Dec 1999 p31 1. How did the Cold War contribute to economic integration in Europe? 2. What impact has the United States had on European integration? 3. What does the fact that Britain and Germany went to war against each other in 1914 say about the ability of economic ties to promote peace? Is this a rule that is always true? 4. How could the existence of nationalism and the desire for sovereignty work against further European integration?