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Italian Unification
Revolutions of 1848 Central Europe
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This Italian ultra-nationalist led a guerrilla army known as the "Red Shirts."
Who is Giuseppe Garibaldi
100
This man was governor of Hungary during the fight for independence and democracy which was eventually defeated by the union of royalist Austrian and Russian Czarist armies (1848-1849). The bloody conflict eventually led to a great compromise known as the "Austro-Hungarian Empire."
Who is Louis Kossuth?
100
Upon taking office as chief minister in 1862, this man was the architect behind German unification.
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
100
This man advocated for Zionism, or Jewish political nationalism.
Who Theodor Herzl?
200
This statesman worked to unify northern and central Italy, expanding the kingdom of Sardinia as a liberal constitutional state.
Who is Cavour?
200
When revolution broke out in Prussia in 1848, this king committed himself to German unification, formed a liberal government, convened a national assembly, and ordered that a new constitution be drawn up. Reasserting his royal authority in the wake of the middle class preoccupation with Schleswig & Holstein, he would later appoint Bismarck chief minister.
Who is Frederick William IV?
200
After successfully joining Austria in returning the provinces of Schleswig & Holstein from Denmark, Bismarck launched another war of aggression to expel Austria from German politics. Name the war.
What is the Austro-Prussian War (seven weeks war)
300
This man would eventually become King of a newly unified Italy in 1870.
Who is Victor Emmanuel?
300
Having the support of the south German states, and with other European nations committed to being neutral, Bismarck launched this war to complete the unification of Germany.
What is the Franco-Prussian War
400
The body that tried and failed to create a united German state during the liberal Revolutions of 1848
What is the Frankfurt Assembly?
400
Bismarck's foreign policy that refers to politics or diplomacy based primarily on power (military or economic capabilities), maintaining that the overriding national interest of each state is national security and survival.
What is Realpolitik ("Iron and Blood")
500
A German customs union (free trade zone) that included all German states, except Austria.
What is Zollverein