People
Helped unify southern Italy
Giuseppe Mazzini
Year was Italy officially unified
1871
Year was Germany unified
1871
What is nationalism?
Loyalty to ones nation
The type of government that ruled Germany after unification
constitutional monarchy
Leader of Italian unification
Count Camillo di Cavour
Last city to join Italy, completing unification
Rome
War was fought between Prussia and Austria in 1866
Austro-Prussian War
19th-century Italian movement that pushed for a unified republic
Young Italy
Bismarck’s political strategy
Realpolitik
Handed over conquered territories to unify Italy
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Crimean War
War when Prussia and Austria teamed up against Denmark
Danish War
The Congress of Vienna
Alliance system created by Bismarck
Triple Alliance
Otto von Bismarck
Group led by Giuseppe Garibaldi
The Red Shirts
The war that completed German unification
Franco-Prussian War
How did nationalism help Bismarck unite Germany?
Gathered support with a shared German identity against foreign enemies
Why did Bismarck avoid including Austria in unified Germany?
To prevent dual leadership and preserve Prussian dominance
1st ruler of unified Germany
William I or Wilhelm I
First King of unified Italy in 1861
Victor Emmanuel II
Gave the "blood and iron" speech
Bismarck
Compare nationalism in Italy and Germany during unification
Both used nationalism to unify their states, but Italy also used revolutions and diplomacy, while Germany used war and Bismark's "Realpolitik"
The Zollverein/German customs unions impact.
Helped unite German states economically before political unification