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CLEP Western Civ II

Category - Political-Cultural Developments

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The Frankfurt Assembly had difficulty in uniting Germany for which of the following reasons?
  1. It was not clear which territories would be included in a German nation.
  2. It was quickly overwhelmed by the Russian army.
  3. The regional dialects made communication difficult.
  4. There was little popular support for a unified Germany.
  5. A unified Germany required a Hapsburg ruler to be perceived as legitimate.
Explanation
Answer: A - The Frankfurt Assembly failed, partially because it was not clear which territory would be included in a unified German state. While unification was the goal during its tenure in 1848-1849, this raised questions, such as whether or not non-German speaking people should be included, and whether choosing German-speaking regions was worth the challenge that it presented to Austria. The inability to agree on what constituted Germany, combined with fighting among those assembled, stalled German unification until 1870.
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