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‘The aim of the Zollverein is to bind the Germans economically into a nation. It will strengthen the nation materially as much by protecting its internal productivity. It ought to awaken and raise national sentiment through a fusion of individual and provincial interests. The German people have realised that a free economic system is the only means to engender national feeling'.
Which of the following was a step taken under Zollverein?

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Abolishing tariff barriers

Reducing the number of currencies

Both (1) and (2)

None of these

answer is C.

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Abolishing tariff barriers and Reducing the number of currencies were the steps taken under Zollverein.
The Zollverein, German for "Customs Union", which was founded in 1834 under Prussian control and created a free-trade zone throughout much of Germany, is sometimes regarded as a crucial step in the unification of Germany. The union stated its willingness to establish free trade with neighbouring states and abolished tariff barriers and all internal customs dues. There were now only two currencies, down from over thirty. The development of a railroad network boosted mobility even more and utilised economic motivations to advance racial unification. Around 18 states initially joined the Zollverein in 1834. The number swiftly increased, and by 1867, all German states outside of Austria were members, except Hamburg and Bremen, which ratified the organisation in 1888, 17 years after the foundation of the German Empire.

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