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ITALIAN AND GERMAN UNIFICATION - Coggle Diagram
ITALIAN AND GERMAN UNIFICATION
Nationalist movements were successful in unite Germany and Italy
Consequences of unification
The German Empire became Europe's dominant power
Austro-Hungarian Empire lost power
Napoleon III's Second Empire was replaced by the Third Republic
Russian Empire decided to expand towards the Balkans (to gain access to the Mediterranean sea)
German unification
factors
liberal and nationalist ideas were popular
Frankfurt Parliament tried to create a unified state with universal manhood suffrage (the attempt failed)
German Confederation was divided into 39 states
customs union was established
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after this victory the German princes decided to unite with Prussia
Bismarck defeated Napoleon III of France
Bismarck expelled the Austrians from the German Confederation
In Prussia nationalism was strong
the unification process ended and Berlin became the capital
Italian unification
factors
The failure of the Revolutions of 1848 also encouraged nationalism
Important figures supported Italian nationalist
Nationalism encouraged Italian nationalists
Congress of Vienna left Italy to saperet in 7 states
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was initiated by Piedmont-Sardinia
they tried to extend their kingdom's constitutional system to other parts of Italy
Piedmontese expelled the Austrians from Lombardy(with Napoleon III help)
The Italian nationalists conquered the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
In 1870 Rome was occupied and annexed
Italy became parliamentary monarchy