The German Customs Union was started by Prussia in 1818-1834. At that time Germany consisted of 39 sovereign states, each able to charge customs duties. Goods travelling from, say Berlin to Cologne had to pass through at least two other states, which both levied transit duties. The case for creating a customs unions was very clear and very strong.
Germany's unification led to the collapse of the Soviet union.
It was primarily the defeat of fascist Germany in both WWI and WWII, as well as an increasing threat of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Unification of Germany failed prior to Bismarck because there was not an agreed upon direction for that unification. The powers of Germany before unification attempted the process with the Frankfurt Assembly; however, it was unsuccessful because it established Germany as a federal union with a monarch to run it, but there was not support for that decision. Bismarck came into power a year after the Frankfurt Assembly and stated that unification of Germany would be through the use of military force. His plan to unify Germany began by instituting taxes which would fund Prussian forces. The next phase of Bismarck's plan was to use the Prussian army to unify Germany through three specific wars that strategically increased Prussia's power and gained the confidence and support of the German people for unification.
When the Second World War ended, Germany was organized into four occupation zones, each under the control of: United States, Great Britain, France & the Soviet Union. The Americans, British, & French allowed their zones to be a single nation, known as West Germany. Stalin's Soviet Union prevented the unification of Germany by keeping its eastern occupation zone under communist control and separate from West Germany. It's zone became East Germany.
There were many different influences on it. E.g. Economic purposes - one of the early steps towards unification towards a Kleindeutschland (a German state governed by Prussia and excluding Austria) was the Zollverein, the customs union in.. i think the 1830's sometime. Social pressures also contributed hugely, which influenced Bismarck and the elites to move towards unification and a sense of nationalism was pretty strong. Germany was originally divided into hundreds of small states, which then were reduced to 37. That's all i can recall at the moment, but i hope that helps even slightly.
Germany's unification led to the collapse of the Soviet union.
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In 1990, West Germany, a member of what is now the European Union, reunited with East Germany, which was not a member. Together they became Germany and are part of the European Union. You could say the East Germany joined, but East Germany did not exist when re-unification occurred. So there was no addition to the membership as such. 12 countries were members before the re-unification, and after the re-unification of Germany, there were still 12 countries. All that happened was that the structure of one member changed, and became known as Germany.In 1990, West Germany, a member of what is now the European Union, reunited with East Germany, which was not a member. Together they became Germany and are part of the European Union. You could say the East Germany joined, but East Germany did not exist when re-unification occurred. So there was no addition to the membership as such. 12 countries were members before the re-unification, and after the re-unification of Germany, there were still 12 countries. All that happened was that the structure of one member changed, and became known as Germany.In 1990, West Germany, a member of what is now the European Union, reunited with East Germany, which was not a member. Together they became Germany and are part of the European Union. You could say the East Germany joined, but East Germany did not exist when re-unification occurred. So there was no addition to the membership as such. 12 countries were members before the re-unification, and after the re-unification of Germany, there were still 12 countries. All that happened was that the structure of one member changed, and became known as Germany.In 1990, West Germany, a member of what is now the European Union, reunited with East Germany, which was not a member. Together they became Germany and are part of the European Union. You could say the East Germany joined, but East Germany did not exist when re-unification occurred. So there was no addition to the membership as such. 12 countries were members before the re-unification, and after the re-unification of Germany, there were still 12 countries. All that happened was that the structure of one member changed, and became known as Germany.In 1990, West Germany, a member of what is now the European Union, reunited with East Germany, which was not a member. Together they became Germany and are part of the European Union. You could say the East Germany joined, but East Germany did not exist when re-unification occurred. So there was no addition to the membership as such. 12 countries were members before the re-unification, and after the re-unification of Germany, there were still 12 countries. All that happened was that the structure of one member changed, and became known as Germany.In 1990, West Germany, a member of what is now the European Union, reunited with East Germany, which was not a member. Together they became Germany and are part of the European Union. You could say the East Germany joined, but East Germany did not exist when re-unification occurred. So there was no addition to the membership as such. 12 countries were members before the re-unification, and after the re-unification of Germany, there were still 12 countries. All that happened was that the structure of one member changed, and became known as Germany.In 1990, West Germany, a member of what is now the European Union, reunited with East Germany, which was not a member. Together they became Germany and are part of the European Union. You could say the East Germany joined, but East Germany did not exist when re-unification occurred. So there was no addition to the membership as such. 12 countries were members before the re-unification, and after the re-unification of Germany, there were still 12 countries. All that happened was that the structure of one member changed, and became known as Germany.In 1990, West Germany, a member of what is now the European Union, reunited with East Germany, which was not a member. Together they became Germany and are part of the European Union. You could say the East Germany joined, but East Germany did not exist when re-unification occurred. So there was no addition to the membership as such. 12 countries were members before the re-unification, and after the re-unification of Germany, there were still 12 countries. All that happened was that the structure of one member changed, and became known as Germany.In 1990, West Germany, a member of what is now the European Union, reunited with East Germany, which was not a member. Together they became Germany and are part of the European Union. You could say the East Germany joined, but East Germany did not exist when re-unification occurred. So there was no addition to the membership as such. 12 countries were members before the re-unification, and after the re-unification of Germany, there were still 12 countries. All that happened was that the structure of one member changed, and became known as Germany.In 1990, West Germany, a member of what is now the European Union, reunited with East Germany, which was not a member. Together they became Germany and are part of the European Union. You could say the East Germany joined, but East Germany did not exist when re-unification occurred. So there was no addition to the membership as such. 12 countries were members before the re-unification, and after the re-unification of Germany, there were still 12 countries. All that happened was that the structure of one member changed, and became known as Germany.In 1990, West Germany, a member of what is now the European Union, reunited with East Germany, which was not a member. Together they became Germany and are part of the European Union. You could say the East Germany joined, but East Germany did not exist when re-unification occurred. So there was no addition to the membership as such. 12 countries were members before the re-unification, and after the re-unification of Germany, there were still 12 countries. All that happened was that the structure of one member changed, and became known as Germany.
It was primarily the defeat of fascist Germany in both WWI and WWII, as well as an increasing threat of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
West Germany was one of the founding members of the EU in 1957. After re-unification, East Germany and West Germany became Germany and was a member of the European Union.
Unification of Germany failed prior to Bismarck because there was not an agreed upon direction for that unification. The powers of Germany before unification attempted the process with the Frankfurt Assembly; however, it was unsuccessful because it established Germany as a federal union with a monarch to run it, but there was not support for that decision. Bismarck came into power a year after the Frankfurt Assembly and stated that unification of Germany would be through the use of military force. His plan to unify Germany began by instituting taxes which would fund Prussian forces. The next phase of Bismarck's plan was to use the Prussian army to unify Germany through three specific wars that strategically increased Prussia's power and gained the confidence and support of the German people for unification.
union or unification
The main purpose of Customs Union is to extend the trading area for business.
Southern African Customs Union was created in 1910.
The Zollverein was a customs union formed by various German states in the early 19th century to facilitate trade and economic cooperation. It helped to remove internal tariff barriers and promote economic unity among the member states, paving the way for political unification by fostering a sense of common interests and interdependence. This economic integration played a significant role in the eventual political unification of Germany in 1871 under Prussian leadership.
it ceded from the union