We talk so much about Britain leaving the EU that nobody wants to talk about how Britain came to be a member of the organisation. Ever wondered how Britain became a member or why France's Charles de Gaulle vetoed Britain's entrance? Well, if you're curious and want a simple video to tell you, here's one. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tenminhistory Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4973164 Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/history-matters-store-2 Special Thanks to the following Patrons for their support on Patreon: Alen Kevin Sanders Chris Fatta Richard Wolfe Stefan Møller Ian Jensen D. Mahlik anon sharpie660 Andrew Niedbala Qi Xiao Wolf Ariadni Voulgari John Garcia Mitchell Wildoer Paul McGee Nathan Perlman Bernardo Santos Christopher Godfrey Perry Gagne Shaun Pullin Danny Ansteht James Castañeda Sam Chris Hall August Block Henry Rabung Joooooshhhhh Magdalena Reinberg-Leibel Vesko Dinev Yasin Ayas Troy Schmidt Mitchell Watene hamid kadiwala Blake Dryad Adam Barrett I’m Not In The Description Lachlan Haydn Noble FuzzytheFair Liam Gilleece Byzans_Scotorius Jeffrey Schneider Sources: Sterling, International Monetary Reform and Britain's Applications to Join the European Economic Community in the 1960s by Catherine Schenk The European Challenge: Britain's EEC Application in 1961 by Kristian Steinnes