ue nationalist is to act upon your beliefs rather than speak them. Nevertheless, those who were true nationalists in the unification applied a force great enough to take down a power full foreign tyrant and the Pope himself.By 1815, the Holy Roman Empire was permanently made up of thirty-eight German states in contrast to the previous three hundred states of 1789. The people of Germany could easily see that something had to be done about the division of their homeland. As with all Nationalist movements, there must be some sort of common bond between the people of the country; In Germany, this common bond was language and history. Nationalism was also spurred in Germany by the combined hatred of Austria and a common economy. In document 5, the castle represents the building blocks of German Unification. Directly above the basis of Nationalism, is the "Zollverein". The Zollverein was a customs (tariff) union formed in 1819 that did not include Austria. By excluding Austria, the German states could increase their economic status by removing taxes on exported/imported goods for members and continuing taxes for Austria and non-members. With a growing economy, an attempt to make a democratic form of government was made but flopped when King Fredrick William IV cowardly refused the crown in fear of Austria; Germany remained to be an Absolute Monarchy. In 1861, Otto van Bismarck was appointed Prime Minister of Prussia, the most powerful German State. Bismarck's Policy of uniting Germany, though rash, was effective in gaining back the states lost by previous campaigns. A policy of "Blood and Iron" was set forth for German Armies; This militaristic view point sent the ununited German states into several continuous wars, thus leading to the final unification of Germany in 1871. "Not able to avoid serious contest with Austriacan only be settled by blood and iron" were some of Otto Van Bismarck's words in document 4. Bismarck's form of ...
