From its inception, the modern state of germany has existed in many forms. the hundreds of german principalities were formerly united in 1871 into germany until 1918. after defeat in world war i, germ

From its inception, the modern state of germany has existed in many forms. the hundreds of german principalities were formerly united in 1871 into germany until 1918. after defeat in world war i, germany's government was known as the weimar republic until the nazis came to power in 1933. with the defeat of nazi germany, the country was divided into east and west during the cold war, and finally reunited when the soviet union collapsed. this demonstrates what specific characteristic of a state?

a. they are uniquely constructed.

b. they are spatialized through exercise of power.

c. they are only a collection of symbols.

d. they are always cohesive.