Question

Choose the correct response from the given options.
The unification of Germany in 1871, for a change, demonstrated _____.

• A. The triumph of the democractic aspirations of the German middle class.
• B. The fulfilment of the liberal initiative to nation building.
• C. The power of the common people, das volk.
• D. The dominance of the state power and conservative success in mobilising nationalist sentiments.

Answer 1

The correct option is D The dominance of the state power and conservative success in mobilising nationalist sentiments.

The unification of Germany into a politically and administratively integrated nation state, officially occurred on 18 January 1871 at the Palace of Versailles in France. This unification demonstrated the dominance of the state power and conservative’s success in mobilising nationalist sentiments.