How important was cultural nationalism in the growth of national feeling in Germany between 1815-150?

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How important was cultural nationalism in the growth of national feeling in Germany between 1815-150?

Cultural nationalism was not actually that important. Thinkers, writers, poets and well-educated Germans would write their views of German cultural and what Germany should do regards the 39 states. The only problem with this was most Germans could hardly read or write. These intellectuals Germans could only put their ideas across to each other and not the broad masses. They would think of what was meant by Germany. A German philosopher Hegel said at a lecture in Berlin 1820s “In the history of the world, only those people can come under our notice which form a state… the sate is the divine idea as it exists on earth.” But Germanys problem was the sheer number of states, 39 in total. Just because these dreamers were German doesn’t really effect the growth of nationalism.

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        The most important reason factor in the growth of Germany was the economic reasons. The customs union known as the zolverien, it allowed free trade between member states. This greatly encouraged trade and made the economy much stronger. Slowly but surly more and more states joined. Austria however was not allowed to join. This made states look to Prussia as the dominant state of Germany. The German railway, which was built in 1833 also, helped unite Germany. It, along with the zolevirne helped the economy greatly.

        The Prussian State grew stronger due to the advances in trade and economy. While ...

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