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What is ZOLLVEREIN?

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In 1834, zollverein or customs union 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. The creation of a network of railways further stimulated mobility, harnessing economic interests to national unification. Economic nationalism strengthened the wider nationalist sentiments growing at the time.

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 Zollverein, German word for customs union, established by Prussia in the 19th century. In 1818 Prussia began trying to create a customs union that would include other German states. Central and southern German states feared Prussian domination and formed rival unions, but these unions had little success in attracting members. In 1834 Prussia formally established the Zollverein, and within seven years it included most of the German states. The Zollverein levied tariffs on goods coming into the member states and distributed the income from the tariffs among the states according to their populations. The economic cooperation that the Zollverein created among the German states paved the way for their political unification in 1871.

 


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basically zollverein was a union or organisation of the traders during the 19 th century, which was done for the establishment of unification of germany...

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in this union there was unity among traders and there was a single currency , weight measurement etc for the unification among themselves

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