When and why was zollverein Formed?
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Zollverein was customs Union. It was formed in 1834 at the initiative of Prussia. Most of the German States join this union. This Trade union aimed at abolishing tariff barriers and reducing the number of currencies from 30 to 2. According to Friedrich list a professor of Economics at the University of Tubingen in Germany, “The aim of the Zollverein is to bind the Germans economically into a nation. It will strengthen the nation materially as much by protecting its interest and ought to awaken and raise the national sentiment.”
⇒ Zollverein, a custom union was formed in 1834. Prussia took the initiative to form it and most of the German states joined it.
⇒ It was formed to abolish tariff barriers which was hindering movement of goods, people and capital.
⇒ It created a network of railways which further stimulated mobility, harnessed economic interest to National unification.