What effect did many customs duties in the German states have on nationalist demands?
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Correct answer: They strengthened the demand for economic integration and national unity
Numerous customs duties divided the German states into separate trading areas and increased the cost and difficulty of commerce. Merchants and the emerging middle class therefore supported the removal of these barriers. Their economic demand became connected with the wider nationalist aim of uniting the German states. A is correct; the duties did not simplify trade, create an already unified nation or destroy the middle class.
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They strengthened the demand for economic integration and national unity
Why is this the correct answer?
Numerous customs duties divided the German states into separate trading areas and increased the cost and difficulty of commerce. Merchants and the emerging middle class therefore supported the removal of these barriers. Their economic demand became connected with the wider nationalist aim of uniting the German states. A is correct; the duties did not simplify trade, create an already unified nation or destroy the middle class.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: The Age of Industrialisation. Topic: The Making of Nationalism in Europe (Aristocracy, New Middle Class, Liberal Nationalism).
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