History A-Level
Nationalverein
What Nationalverein means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Nationalverein
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Founded in 1859, it promoted a Kleindeutsch solution under Prussian leadership, reflecting continued middle-class nationalism despite political repression.
Topics that use Nationalverein
- Paper 2, Option 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71 - 3 Austro- Prussian rivalry, 1852–66 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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