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ITALIAN AND GERMAN UNIFICATION - Coggle Diagram
ITALIAN AND GERMAN UNIFICATION
Germany and Italy
Divided in small states
Congress of Vienna
19th century
National movements
Succeeded
Countries were unified
Italian unification (1859-1870)
Factors causers growth of nationalism
Congress of Vienna
Divided Italian peninsula into states
Under Austrian control
Nationalist liberal successes
Greece
Belgium
Failure of revolutions 1848
King of Piedmont-Sardinia, Charles Albert
Wanted to unify Italy
Declared was on Austria, he was defeated
Important figures
Napoleon III
King Victor Emmanuel II
His prime minister Cavour
Unification process
Initiated by Victor Emmanuel II and Cavour
In 1859
Wars
Battle of Magenta
Battle of Solferino
Annexed
Parma
Modena
Tuscany
Garibaldi
Conquered Two Sicilies
1860
1866
Took control of Venetia
Italy became a parliamentary monarchy
Victor Emmanuel II as king
German unification (1866-1871)
Consecutive factors
Congress of Vienna
German confederation divided into states
Liberal and nationalist ideas were popular
1848
Universal manhood suffrage
Failed
1834
Zollverein was established
Economic union
Encouraged support for a political union
Unification process
Initiated by Otto von Bismarck
1862
Expelled Austrians from German Confederation
Battle of Sadowa
1866
Second phase
Defeated Napoleon III of France
Who wanted to limit Prussian expansion
German princes
Decided to unify with Prussia
1871
Became the Second Empire
Consequences of Italian and German unification
Affected European relations
German became Europe's dominant power
France defeated
Replaced by the third republic
Russian empire decided to expand to Balkans
To gain access to the Mediterranean sea
