NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Removal of Tax duty
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Reduction in currency types
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Development of railways
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: In 1834, a customs union or zollverein was formed at the initiative of Prussia and joined by most of the German states. The union abolished tariff barriers and reduced the number of currencies from over thirty to two.
Detailed explanation-2: -It abolished the tariff barriers and reduced the number of currencies from over thirty to only two. Eventually, it helped to awaken and raise national sentiment and thus, strengthened the movement for the unification of the fragmented German states.
Detailed explanation-3: -The aim of Zollverein was to bind the Germans economically into a nation. It helped to awaken and raise national sentiment in German people through a fusion of individual and provincial interests.