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Italian and German unification, LUKAS DIEZ LASA - Coggle Diagram
Italian and German unification
Germany and Italy
Had been divided in states a lot of time
Divisions were confirmed by the Congress of Vienna
Nationalist movements unify them
Italian unification
Main causes
Italian Peninsula was divided into seven state
Somo of them under Austrian control
Nationalist and liberal successes in other countries
The failure of the Revolutions of 1848
Important figures supported Italian unification
Napoleon III
King Victor Emmanuel II
Unification progress
German unification
Factors:
German Confederation was divided into 39 states
Nited by the federal parliament
Nationalist and liberal successes in other countries
Customs union had been established
Otto von Bismarck
Named Chancellor of Prussia
Started process of unification
Battle of Sadowa in 1866
Second phase of unification
Bismarck defeated Napoleon III
Prussia annexed Alsace-Lorraine from France
German princes decided to unite with Prussia
Germany became the Second Reich
The consequences of Italian and German unification
Unifications affected European relations
German Empire became Europe's dominant power
Austro-Hungarian Empire lost power
France's defeat by Prussia
Russian Empire decided to expand
LUKAS DIEZ LASA