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“Such conditions were viewed as obstacles to economic exchange and growth by the new commercial classes, who argued for the creation of a unified economic territory allowing the unhindered movement of goods, people and capital. In 1834, a customs union or zolleverein was formed at the initiative of Prussia and joined by most of the German states.”

(a) Which ‘conditions’ were viewed as obstacles to economic exchange and growth by the new commercial classes ?

(b) How zolleverein proved valuable in the uniiication of Germany ?

Answer 1

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Ans. (a) The ‘conditions’ means economic condition of the German-speaking regions in the first-half of the nineteenth century.
Napoleon’s administrative measures had created out of countless small principalities a confederation of 39 states. The obstacles were as mentioned below :

(I) Each of the 39 states possessed its own currency, and weights and measures.

(ii) A merchant travelling in 1833 from Hamburg to Nuremberg to sell his goods would have had to pass through 11 cutoms barriers and pay a custom duty of about 5 per cent at each one of them.

(iii) Duties were often levied according to the weight and measurement of the goods. As each region had its own system of weights and measures, this involved time-consuming calculation.

(b) (i) The customs union or zolleverein proved valuable because it abolished tarrif  barriers and reduced the number of currencies from over thirty to two.

(ii) The creation of a network of railways further stimulated mobility, harnessing economic interests to national unification.

(iii) A wave of economic nationalism strengthened the wider nationalist sentiments growing at that time.

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Answer 2

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a) i.. each of the 39 States possessed its own currency..

ii.... duties were often leaved according to the weight and measurement of the goods...

iii... each region has its own system of weight and measure this involved time consuming calculation....



b) i.. the customs Union proved valuable....

ii... a wave of economic nationalism strengthened divider nationalism sentiments growing at that time....




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