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What was the major obstacle to economic exchange and growth in the German regions before the zollverein?
What was the major obstacle to economic exchange and growth in the German regions before the zollverein?
- The lack of a unified economic territory
- The dominance of the new commercial classes
- The presence of multiple currencies
- The existence of different systems of weights and measures (correct)
What was the primary goal of the zollverein?
What was the primary goal of the zollverein?
- To create a unified economic territory
- To bind the Germans economically into a nation (correct)
- To strengthen the German nation materially
- To awaken and raise national sentiment
What was the result of the creation of the zollverein?
What was the result of the creation of the zollverein?
- The abolishment of all tariffs
- The increase in the number of currencies
- The reduction of currencies to one
- The reduction of tariffs and the number of currencies from over thirty to two (correct)
What was the impact of the creation of a network of railways on the economy?
What was the impact of the creation of a network of railways on the economy?
What was the effect of the zollverein on the wider nationalist sentiments?
What was the effect of the zollverein on the wider nationalist sentiments?
What was the primary initiator of the zollverein?
What was the primary initiator of the zollverein?
What was the measure of cloth in Frankfurt?
What was the measure of cloth in Frankfurt?
What was the outcome of the zollverein's abolition of tariff barriers?
What was the outcome of the zollverein's abolition of tariff barriers?
What was the result of the reduction of currencies from over thirty to two?
What was the result of the reduction of currencies from over thirty to two?
What was the broader context of the zollverein's formation?
What was the broader context of the zollverein's formation?