History A-Level
Zollverein
What Zollverein means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Zollverein
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A customs union founded in 1834 and renewed in 1853 without Austria, creating a large free-trade area that boosted Prussian exports and tied smaller German states to its economy.
Topics that use Zollverein
- 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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