PowerPoint (with 7 slides) that reasons for the establishment of the Prussian Customs Union and its expansion as the Zollverein in 1834. The lesson also considers the establishment of railways in the German Confederation and Austrian opposition to the Zollverein.
Activities include
- Starter matching activity on definitions of economic terminology relevant to the lesson.
- Map analysis on the positive and negative economic consequences of the Congress of Vienna.
- Map analysis on the utility of the Prussian Customs Union in solving Prussia’s trading problems.
- Analysis of the German railway network to determine the success of the Zollverein.
- Source supported discussion on the impact of the Zollverein on political and cultural nationalism.
- Analysis of a timeline of the Zollverein to evaluate the extent of Austrian success in managing the threat to its dominance of the German Confederation.
Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919.
Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.
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