WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Powerful states did promote nationalist wars and policies, but a sense of nationalism among citizens helped make states more powerful. German unification is an example of both. Germany is also an example of the connection between nationalism and violence.

Detailed explanation-2: -The third and final act of German unification was the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, orchestrated by Bismarck to draw the western German states into alliance with the North German Confederation. With the French defeat, the German Empire was proclaimed in January 1871 in the Palace at Versailles, France.

Detailed explanation-3: -German nationalism (German: Deutscher Nationalismus) is an ideological notion that promotes the unity of Germans and German-speakers into one unified nation-state. German nationalism also emphasizes and takes pride in the patriotism and national identity of Germans as one nation and one person.

Detailed explanation-4: -The surge of German nationalism, stimulated by the experience of Germans in the Napoleonic period, the development of a German cultural and artistic identity, and improved transportation through the region, moved Germany toward unification in the 19th century.