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Why did the Revolutions of 1848 did not lead to a united Germany?
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... Why did the Revolutions of 1848 did not lead to a united Germany? 1848 is the year categorised by many historians as the year of Revolutions in Europe and it understandable to see why, so how could the massive amount of social and political change involved in a revolution not lead to a united Germany that many nationalists wanted? This does not happen not just due to one factor but a number of deciding factors. Germany, if I can call her that, did not exist as a 'Bundesrepublik' in 1848 that we see her today. She was a collection of 39 independent states or principalities some states ruled by foreign powers e.g Hanover ruled by Britain but also two states that were considered Great Powers of the day, Prussia and Austria. These states were commonly linked by the fact that they all spoke German and were part of the Federal Diet at













