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What events occurred in the early 1800s that helped promote german

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  • Between 1806-1812, Napoleon invaded the lands.
  1. He organized a number of German states into the Rhine Confederation.
  • After Napoleon's defeat, the Congress of Vienna created the German Confederation headed by Austria.
  • In the 1830s, Prussia created an economic union called the Zollverein.
  1. The union removed tariff barriers between many German states, yet they remained politically fragmented
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