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Why did people want to unify different nation-states?

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  • Earlier, there were no nation state in Europe as it is present today
  • Germany, Italy and Switzerland were divided into small kingdoms, cantons ruled by their autocratic monarchs
  • People with different culture, speaking different languages lived here
  • Mixture of people like high class nobles and poor peasants lived in this diverse regions
  • There was no political unity among them and common bond that tied the lower class people were arrogant rule of Emperors
  • Hence, revolts and rebellions arose in different parts of Europe to bring forth a united Nation State instead of divided region

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