The Silk Road began as a way for countries to trade things such as Silk, Horses, Nephrite Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Spinel, etc...
It was not used everywhere. Nationalism mightve occurred in some places but not across everywhere in African and Asian societies.
A major consequence of invisible trade is that eventually the amount of invisibilities will exceed the payments for them. This means that the goods and services provided will be given, but payment for them is often neglected. This leads to a devastating deficit in funds. So the person or business supplying the goods can be in ruin, along with the person or business owing the money. This could threaten the economic strength of Texas.
c. Prussia unified Germany into one nation in 1971.