The industrial progress helped Germany after unification by allowing Germany the means to stand on their own as a nation state, the unification forced them to reassess cutural and political behaviors.
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The Franco-Prussian War of 1871. Prussia (Germany Won and formed the German nation out of individual states
The process of German unification began in the 18th century with the rise of Prussia as a dominant German power. However, the formal unification of Germany into a single nation-state occurred in 1871 following the Franco-Prussian War.
East and West Germany became one nation again, signing a formal treaty of unification on October 3, 1990
There was no central government in 1850 but there was a very loose confedation of the German states. More importantly, Germany existed a cultural nation long before unification in 1871.
Prussia was crucial to the unification of Germany. Under the rule of Otto von Bismarck, Prussia engaged in and won the wars that brought together the nation states that make up Germany.
Statesmen such as Camillo Benso di Cavour played a crucial role in the Italian unification movement by promoting policies and alliances that led to the consolidation of various Italian states into a unified nation. Through diplomatic negotiations, strategic military actions, and effective governance, statesmen like Cavour helped overcome obstacles and achieve the goal of Italian unification in the 19th century.
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