The Effects of Nationalism
Italian Unification Giuseppe Mazzini Kingdom of Sardinia Unite Italy Kingdom of Sardinia Most powerful city-state Camillo di Cavour Napoleon III and Austria Giuseppe Garibaldi Sicily Handed the south to Victor Emmanuel July 1871 – Rome capital of united Italy
German Unification Prussia leads unification Otto von Bismarck Junkers – wealthy land-owners Realpolitik – “politics of reality” 1863 – Polish Revolt Secured Eastern border 1864 – Seven Weeks’ War Prussians gained control of N. German territory 1867 – Franco-Prussian War Final stage in German unification Wilhelm I is named Kaiser
Empires Crumble Multi-cultural empires Ottoman Empire Austria Empire Too many cultures and nationalism spreading Austria Empire Hungarians threatened to leave unless they got some power