Fatherlands: State-Building and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Germany

1> What did the German state govt's of Saxony, Hanover, and Wuttemburg do to seek support from its citizens? In order to gain support from their citizens, the German state govt's of Saxony, Hanover, and Wuttemburg did several things; They became more open to the public, and began to associate more with the people. Royal ceremonies became much more open to the public, and monarchies began to organise state festivities, such as processions, that often included cheering and the waving of flags. Also, Monarchies would place their royal art collections on display in museums for consumption of the public eye. Lastly, the govt's would also encourage their citizens to donate to private causes that aided in the financing of the building of various state monuments. Thus governments gained the support of their citizens though out Germany.

2> German Kings encouraged their people to support their states in many ways: such as encouraging the newspapers to be "pro-govenrment" encouragin the for-mentioned eventsevents of processions, and also by showing their generosity by donating their atristic archives to meuseums.

3> States influenced public opinion through newspapers and education by not only having both pro government and anti-giovernment views in their newspapers but also by influencing education so that it spread out into the more broad subjects, encouraging them to become more govenrment involved.