... thinkers and the university students who were influenced by them were seen as the main threat of nationalism. The set up of the Burschenshaften student's movement by Freiedrich Jahn's (who believed strongly in a united Germany) aimed at taking students away from traditional student societies which were involved in pastimes such as drinking and pursuing women. The Burschenshaften students' movement instead tried to develop an interest of politics and nationalism in them. The students of these movements developed into Liberal Nationalists who believed in freedom of speech, press and to form political party's the authorities were very threatened by the students. In 1817, 500 students met together at Wartburg Castle to celibate the fourth anniversary of Napoleons defeat. After the formal celebrations had finished some of the students started to burn anti-nationalist books that were opposed to their views in protest. The authority's were very alarmed by this and acted ...

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