1. German Nationalism

Question 1

What are the three factors of German Nationalism?

Answer 1

1. The influence of France
2. Social factors
3. Economic factors

Question 2

Influence of France:

Answer 2

1. Merging of the states

2. Modernisation

Question 3

Merging of the states:

Answer 3

Napoleon merged the 300+ German states into 39

Question 4

Modernisation:

Answer 4

The new French legal codes allowed the press more freedom

Question 5

Influence of France A+

Answer 5

“The real father of German Nationalism was probably Napoleon” Golo Mann

Question 6

Influence of France counter argument quote:

Answer 6

“It can be argued that the Germans were not nationalistic, just anti-French” - AJP Taylor

Question 7

Influence of France counter argument:

Answer 7

Only the educated saw the benefits of joining together while the state leaders only wanted to keep power.

Question 8

Cultural Factors:

Answer 8

1. Romantic period

2. Language

Question 9

Romantic Period:

Answer 9

Artists like The Brothers Grimm and Goethe romanticised Germany’s history

Question 10

Language:

Answer 10

All of the new 39 German states spoke the same language

Question 11

Cultural Factors A+

Answer 11

“Whenever a separate language is found, there is also a separate nation” - Fichte

Question 12

Cultural Factors counter argument quote

Answer 12

“Most Germans were too busy to look up from the plough” - Golo Mann

Question 13

Cultural Factors counter argument

Answer 13

70% of the German population was illiterate so they could not access any of this literature

Question 14

Social and Economic Factors

Answer 14

1. Zollverein

2. Transport

Question 15

Zollverein:

Answer 15

Set up by Prussia in 1820 and by 1835 it included 25,000,000 people and 25 states

Question 16

Transport:

Answer 16

By 1850 over 5000km of railway had been built across the country

Question 17

Social and Economic A+

Answer 17

“The Zollverein was the might level of unification” - Carr

Question 18

Social and Economic Factors counter argument:

Answer 18

Many believe that the true aim of the Zollverein was to dominate the German states, meaning some refused to join