Germany: Why Was There A Growth In Nationalism

Question 1

Economic: Carr (railways)

Answer 1

“railways were of great political significance. They helped to break down provincial barriers… and underlined the need for political unification.”

Question 2

Economic: Carr (Zollverein)

Answer 2

“mighty lever of German unification.”

Question 3

Economic: Stiles

Answer 3

“the Zollverein was a force for unity in the 1840s and therefore a focal point for nationalist sentiments.”

Question 4

Economic: Mitchell

Answer 4

“The Bund was more a means to perpetuate the division of Germany”.

Question 5

Economic: Carr (not support)

Answer 5

“Certainly Prussia was not thinking in terms of political unification when she founded the Customs Union. Nor had the states joined it out of love for Prussia…”

Question 6

Cultural: Golo Mann

Answer 6

“seldom looked up from the plough”