How successful was Bismarck's domestic policy in unifying the new nation state between 1871 and 1890?
            
            
            
             By 1871 the process of unification of Germany had been completed when the German empire was declared in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. However many historians would argue that Germany was unified in name only and that between 1871 and 1890 Bismarck now faced the task of trying to unify Germany in real terms. Their has been considerable historical debate regarding the success of Bismarck's Domestic Policy in unifying the new nation state between 1871 and 1890. He did make some progress towards real unification such as the introduction of a single currency, however their were 5 main area's of division which continued to divide the main nation state – the political system, the Kulterkampf, the problems with the socialists, the economic policy and the treatments of the non Germans. In each are Bismarck encountered difficulties and they hindered his success in unifying the new Nation State.
            
             Bismarck did have some success in unifying the Nation State between 1871 and 1890. his Government did see some progress towards real unification of the states. First of all there was the creation of a unified railway system. By doing this their was not a physical link between all the states of Germany to help them come closer together. Also a unified postal and telegraph system was introduced, by unifying the postal service, people from different states could communicate more effectively with others and would take less time to be delivered. This allowed the German economy to grow. Another factor which helped the development of the country was the creation of a national army, this strengthened Germany as a whole and also helped create the sense of national feeling within the German people. The abolition of internal tariffs stopped that crippling effect the tariffs had on businesses operating within Germany and ...