what was zallverein? why was it introduced?
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In 1834, a customs union or Zollverein was formed at the initiative of Prussia. It was joined by most of the German States. The aim of Zollverein was to bind the Germans economically into a nation. It helped to awaken and raise national sentiment in German people through a fusion of individual and provincial interests.
Tʜɪs ᴄᴜsᴛᴏᴍ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀsʜɪᴘ ᴏғ Pʀᴜssɪᴀ ( ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ 39 sᴛᴀᴛᴇs) ᴡᴀs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀs “Zᴏʟʟᴠᴇʀᴇɪɴ”. ... Zᴏʟʟᴠᴇʀᴇɪɴ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ. ᴛʜɪs ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ᴜɴɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴜʀɢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴜɴɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ Gᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ.
Tʜɪs ᴄᴜsᴛᴏᴍ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀsʜɪᴘ ᴏғ Pʀᴜssɪᴀ ( ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ 39 sᴛᴀᴛᴇs) ᴡᴀs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀs “Zᴏʟʟᴠᴇʀᴇɪɴ”. Zᴏʟʟᴠᴇʀᴇɪɴ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ, ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ ʙᴀʀʀɪᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏᴏsᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍʏ ᴏғ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs.