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Italian and German unification
ITALIAN UNIFICATION
Various factors caused a growth in nationalism
nationalist and liberal successes in other countries encouraged Italian nationalists
the failure of the Revolutions of 1848 also encouraged nationalism
the Congress of Vienna left the Italian Peninsula divided into seven states
important figures supported Italian unification
the unification process was initiated by Piedmont-Sardinia
tried to extend their kingdom's constitutional system to other parts of Italy
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Victor Emmanuel II
began in 1859
when the Piedmontese expelled the Austrians from Lombardy
from 1859 to 1870
in the south
Italian nationalists conquered the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
led by Garibaldi
in 1860
the Piedmontese and Garibaldi took control of Venetia
in 1866
Rome was occupied and annexed
in 1870
GERMAN UNIFICATION
German unification began as a result of these factors
during the Revolution of 1848
the Frankfurt Parliament tried to create a unified state with universal manhood suffrage
in 1834
a customs union had been established
the Zollverein
this economic union encouraged support for a political union
in Italy
liberal and nationalist ideas were popular in Germany
the German Confederation was divided into 39 states
from 1866 to 1871
Otto von Bismarck
had been named Chancellor of Prussia
in 1862
started the process of unification
in Prussia
in addition it had a large army and a developed economy
nationalism was strong
Bismarck
in 1866
after the Battle of Sadowa
achieved the unification of the northern states
expelled the Austrians from the German Confederation
the second phase of unification
Bismarck defeated Napoleon III of France
Prussia annexed Alsace-Lorraine from France
after this victory the German princes decided to unite with Prussia
Germany became the Second Reich and the unification process ended
in 1871
THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITALIAN AND GERMAN UNIFICATION
the German Empire became Europe's dominant power
the Austro-Hungarian Empire lost power and influence in both Italy and Germany
France's defeat by Prussia led to the collapse of Napoleon III's Second Empire
the Russian Empire decided to expand towards the Balkans in order to gain access to the Mediterranean Sea
