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It's unclear whether the question is about German unification in the nineteenth century (1864-71) or reunification in 1990.

After about 1815 there was a growing movement in favour of German unification. Many in the German-speaking felt that being divided into 39 more or less sovereign states (countries) put them at a disadvantage by comparison with nation-states like France or Britain.

Until about 1860 the German states had resisted unification. However, in the early 1860s Bismarck (and others) decided to use German nationalism as a means to creating a kind of 'Greater Prussia' (without Austria).

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another answer is the

1.German difference protestant north, catholic south

2.Austria feared German competition

3.lesser German states feared losing authority

4.France afraid of German power

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