Important Leaders
Who was the leader of Piedmont-Sardinia and future King of unified Italy
Victor Emmanuel ll
What did Italy want to do with foreign rule?
Get rid of it
What war gained Prussia control of unification?
7 Weeks War
Did the Unification of Italy have a good or bad outcome?
Bad
What is Nationalism?
The belief that people's greatest loyalty should not be to a monarchy or local ruler, but to a national identity.
Who was the Kaiser of Prussia and first leader of unified Germany
Wilhelm l
Who did Italy want to Unify the North under
Piedmont - Sardinia
What year did the Young Italy Movement revolt?
Did the Unification of Germany have a good or bad outcome?
Good
Bismarck's aggressive attempt to take dominacne in Germany after failed peaceful attempts
Who was the prime minister of Prussia and the first chancellor of unified Germany?
Otto Von Bismarck
What did Germany plan on forming to help constant warfare and industrialization
Alliances
What confederation excluded Austria and the catholic states?
Describe the outcome of the German Unification
land expansion, became a military and industrial power
What is Realpolitik?
A system of politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
Name the Brain, Heart and Sword of the unification of Italy
Count Camillo D' Cavour (Brain), Giuseppe Mezzini (Heart), Giuseppe Garibaldi (Sword)
What did Italy plan to use in order to unify?
Nationalism
What land did Giuseppe Garibaldi and the red shirt army invade and take over?
Sicily and Naples
Decribe the outcome of the Italian Unification
Economic and social problems, rivalries
What is Kulturkampf?
Bismarcks key idea in German nationalism - abolish power of the catholic church in the german states
Who forces Bismarck to resign?
Wilhelm ll
What did Germany plan on using to unify?
Realpolitik
What was the war and the year that unified the Northern and Southern states of Germany
Franco-Prussian War in 1870
What specific problems did Italy face after unification process?
Rivalries between regions, language and transportation problems, unemployment and labor issues, and a low standard of living
What was the Congress of Vienna?
A meeting between the Prussian states from 1814-1815 that reorganized Europe after the Napoleonic wars.