Answer:
B. To help prevent the creation of weapons of war
Explanation:
After World War I and World War II, Germany and France needed inmediate reconciliation. Coal and Steel were really important materials for developed countries because they represented success in their economies; Also these materials were used to create weapons. France wanted to make sure that West Germany wouldn't attack them once more, so they felt the need to take control on the Ruhr Valley, an area that concentrated the coalmines and steel production that was placed in West Germany. The solution to these problem was "The Schuman plan", which consisted in controling the production of those two materials under the authority of six countries: France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
