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Because http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck unified Germany (I guess). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q
by 6ren 13y ago
Because http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck unified Germany (I guess).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin%27s_wars_of_unification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin%27s_wars_of_unification of China was more significant, I think, but via war.
Counterexample: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkanization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkanization
- phreeza 13y agoYes I believe that is the reason. Not a perfect analogy but I guess the point is that a nation can be united from what used to be a collection of fiefdoms.
- eru 13y agoI guess Italy would be a better comparison, because that didn't used to be a nation. Germany was united by culture and language for a while. (Only 1 in 40 people spoke what later became standard Italian upon unification.) But I guess Germany is the more aspiring role model.
- eru 13y agoYes, I know about Bismarck. I was curious about the background behind choosing him.