Discuss-2.Describe the political ends that List hopes to achieve through economic measures.

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Chapter 1

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History

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3. Describe the political ends that List hopes to achieve through economic measures.

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Describe the political ends that List hopes to achieve through economic measures.

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A customs union known as Wolverine was formed at the initiative of Prussia and joined by most of the German states. This union removed internal impediments and summed up 32 currencies into two. Besides this, it the aim of the union is to bind the Germans economically into a nation by strengthening the nation materially through its protection of interests externally and stimulating its internal production.

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