The creation of the German Confederation in 1815 was largely in
reaction to the growing sense of German nationalism, which had not
existed in Europe prior to the 19th century. While strains of
nationalism certainly existed before the turn of the century, it was
France's conquest of the German lands in the first decade of the 19th
century that first fully aroused German nationalists into proposing a
unified, German state. Indeed, J.G. Fichte's Addresses to the German Nation, given in Berlin in 1808, called on Germans to unite under their common language and traditions.
Perhaps
no other statesman was in such a fine position to make this dream a
reality as the Chancellor of Prussia during the mid-19th century, Otto von Bismarck.
Bismarck was a fervent German nationalist who wanted a German nation,
but specifically one dominated by his Prussia. As a result, once
appointed, Chancellor Bismarck set out to strengthen and improve the
Prussian army and gain international allies that would help Prussia on
its way to unifying Germany.
Answer:
Boundary lines were determined by political claims rather than cultural characteristics of regions.
Explanation:
The European colonial powers divided the Black Continent along their colonies´areas and spheres of influence. Then and even now, drawn borders did not take into account cultural and ethnic factors; colonialists separated peoples and cultures without thinking about them and the consequences. Today´s African borders are above all a colonial heritage and the cause of many conflicts and disputes.
The value of enslaved African American’s increased during and after the revolutionary war as they fought in the war.
They were part of the reason that America won the revolutionary war - they left their masters to risk their lives for a country that looked down upon them originally.
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