The Zollverein was a customs union of German states formed under the leadership of Prussia, which abolished tariffs on trade among its members and set a common tariff on goods from outside. It grew out of an earlier Prussian customs union and several regional ones and was supported by economists such as Friedrich List. At its creation it comprised most of the German states except Austria, and it grew over the following decades. By tying the member states together economically, and by encouraging the building of railways, it increased Prussian influence and is often seen as a step toward German unification under Prussian leadership, achieved in 1871. After unification the customs union was absorbed in the German Empire.
Before and after
- 20 August 1833Birth of Benjamin Harrison
- from 2 October 1833 to 6 July 1840First Carlist War
- 21 October 1833Birth of Alfred Nobel
- 31 October 1833Birth of Alexander Borodin
- from 1834 to 1919Founding of Zollverein
- 1834Electric motor
- 1834Construction of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
- 27 January 1834Birth of Dmitri Mendeleev
- 16 February 1834Birth of Ernst Haeckel
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