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How did nationalistic movements affect Europe? Notes #9
Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, several European nations met at the Congress of Vienna to create a peace settlement for Europe.
Prince Klemens von Metternich The main purpose of the Congress was to establish a balance of power in Europe. Prince Klemens von Metternich of the Austrian Empire Congress of Vienna (September 1814 – June 1815)
However, the French Revolution had inspired the rise of nationalistic movements in many European nations.
Nationalism involves people having loyalty to their values, traditions, and geographic region . . .
. . . and it develops in an area that has common customs, language, and history.
Nationalism led to: the unification of Italy in 1861 (under Count Camillo di Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi) . . . Count Camillo di Cavour Giuseppe Garibaldi
. . . and the unification of Germany in 1871 (under Otto von Bismarck).
The unifications of Italy and Germany resulted in upsetting the balance of power in Europe during the 1800s.