Key Leaders
T/F: Otto von Bismarck was known as the "Heart of Italian Unification."
False (Bismarck was the leader of German unification, not Italian unification).
T/F: The Austro-Prussian War was fought between Prussia and France.
False (The Austro-Prussian War was fought between Prussia and Austria, not France).
T/F: The Zollverein was a military alliance.
False (The Zollverein was an economic union, not a military alliance).
T/F: The Industrial Revolution had no impact on German and Italian unification.
False (The Industrial Revolution played a huge role in unification, especially in Germany).
This German leader is known as the "Iron Chancellor" and played a key role in German unification.
Otto von Bismarck
The war between Prussia and France that led to the final unification of Germany.
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
The customs union that helped unite Germany economically before its political unification.
Zollverein
The transportation network that helped Italy and Germany unify by connecting regions.
railroads
The leader of the Red Shirts who played a major role in unifying Southern Italy.
Giuseppe Garibaldi
This conflict between Italy and Austria helped Italy gain Lombardy.
Second Italian War of Independence
The number of states before Italy was unified
Seven states
The Zollverein was this type of economic union.
customs union
The first king of a unified Italy in 1861.
King Victor Emmanuel II
The war where Italy finally gained Venice from Austria.
Austro-Prussian War (1866)
This term describes Bismarck's strategy of using war, industry, and diplomacy to unify Germany
Realpolitik
This industry in Prussia helped build weapons and railroads for war.
steel industry
The Prussian king who became the first Emperor of Germany in 1871.
Kaiser Wilhelm I
The message that was intercepted and edited by Otto Von Bismarck to provoke the Franco-Prussian war
Ems Dispatch
The year Germany officially unified.
1871
The Industrial Revolution allowed Germany to produce this crucial resource for warfare.
coal and iron