How did ideas of national unity in early nineteenth century Europe

How did ideas of national unity in early nineteenth century Europe allied to the ideology of liberalism? Explain.

Answer

Ideas of national unity in Europe allied to the ideology of liberalism:

  1. Liberals emphasized the concept of government by consent.
  2. Liberals supported creation of unified economic territory.
  3. Liberals supported the demand of middle class about freedom of markets and end of state-imposed restrictions on movement of goods and capital.
  4. For the new middle-class liberalism stands for individual freedom and equality of all before law.
  5. A common custom union, sovereign, at the initiative of Prussia was formed.
  6. Liberalism stood for end of autocracy and special privileges.
  7. The creation of a network of railways stimulated mobility, harnessing economic interests to national unification.
  8. A wave of economic nationalism strengthened the wider nationalist sentiments growing at the time.