Nation-States & Imperialism I.Intro II.Nation-States A.Background B.Germany III.Imperialism A.Africa & Asia B.US IV.Conc. Key Terms Cavour Garibaldi Kaiser William I Bismarck Franco-Prussian War Imperialism
Nationalism Italy/Germany…
Italian Unification The Prime Minister of Sardinia (Victor Emmanuel II was King) Goal: Unify Northern Italy under one Monarch Successfully defeated Austria & kicked them out of northern Italy Camillo di Cavour ( )
Italian Unification A soldier from southern Italy Goal: Unify Italy & establish a Republic Invaded Sicily, then Italy with his 1,000 “Red Shirts” & won against all odds Giuseppe Garibaldi ( )
Italian Unification (1870) By 1870 all of Italy was united under a Parliamentary Monarchy Garibaldi Victor Emmanuel II
Garibaldi & Victor Emmanuel II (1860)
German Unification King of Prussia Goal: Unify all German states Kaiser William I (r )
German Unification Prussian Prime Minister Led Prussian policy of expansion & German unification NEVER fight Russia Otto von Bismarck ( )
What: Franco-Prussian War ( ) War between France & German states (Prussia led the war) –France lost & it was VERY bloody for both sides
Results Of Franco-Prussian War ( ) 1.Germany became unified as a nation. 2.France had to pay reparations of $5 billion. 3.France had to give territory of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany. Significance: Insured French hatred of Germany.
Imperialism Extending one nation’s power by dominating another region-(colonies). European nations began to compete for colonies.
Imperialism In Africa (1914)
Imperialism In Asia
Why Establish Colonies? 1.Control over strategic locations British in Egypt & S. Africa, Afghanistan French in Algeria 2.Economic British in Egypt, S. Africa, India & China 3.Pride Germans in Africa
US Expansion & “Manifest Destiny” (up to 1880)
Nation-States & Imperialism I.Intro II.Nation-States A.Background B.Germany III.Imperialism A.Africa & Asia B.US IV.Conc. Key Terms Cavour Garibaldi Kaiser William I Bismarck Franco-Prussian War Imperialism