German and Italian Unification These two areas, Germany and Italy, will become unified nations for similar and different reasons. Let’s look briefly at them, side by side, and see the similarities between them.

German and Italian Unification German States – Prussia: Greatest State Dynamic Leader – Bismarck: Like a Prime Minister. Runs the show – William I: King of Prussia Italian States – Piedmont Sardinia: Greatest State Dynamic Leader: – Cavour: Like a Prime Minister Runs the show – Victor Emmanuel: Like a King of Sardinia – Mazzini/Garibaldi- Both want a Republic, Cavour does not.

German and Italian Unification German States Issues: – Prussia seeks a common German State – They will lead,others have to follow – Has to deal with liberals who do not want $ spent on the military – Austria, another German State, is nearly as strong as Prussia Italian States Issues: – Have never been unified since the fall of Rome – Have separate Agendas North = Industry South = Agriculture – Have a strong foreign presence in their area Austria France

German and Italian Unification German States Who wants what? – Bismarck – wants to increase the size of Prussia – If it means a unified Germany, so be it – He is a Prussian before he is a German – William I – is willing to let Bismarck Run the show Italian States Who wants what? – Cavour – feels that a strong, industrial Piedmont will lead the rest of the States. $ = Power = unification – Mazzini and Cavour want unification based on political ideology: A Republic – Victor Emmanuel - is willing to let Cavour run the show

German and Italian Unification German States Obstacles to Unification – Austria- they are a powerful “German State” with a different agenda than Prussia – France: they control land that used to belong to Prussia – Political Differences- Between Bismarck and the wealthy classes (over $ for war) Italian States Obstacles to Unification – Austria – They control/manage Piedmont – France – They control parts of the Center of Italy – Political Differences – Between Cavour, who has no problem having a King as long as Italy is unified, and Garibaldi, who wants Italy to be a Republic.

German and Italian Unification German States Steps to Unification Bismarck raises $ for the Military Allies with Russia to Take back Schleswig and Holstein Provokes Austria to was and crushes them in 7 Weeks War Provokes France and crushes them (revenge for Napoleon) Establishes Germany in 1871 Italian States Steps to Unification Sardinia Provokes Austria into battle and beats them (with French help) Garibaldi gathers his army “Red Shirts” in the south, they conquer and move north Cavour links with Garibaldi,and France is finally is driven from Italy because they were being beaten by Prussia

German and Italian Unification German States Results of Unification – A strong, Industrialized and Militarized German – Austria is “on its own” – Increased Tension between France and Germany – The seeds of the Germany we will see in WWI Italian States Results of Unification – Division between North and South Italy – Political Unity, but not cultural or social unity – The connection,of Unification, between Italy and Germany that will make them allies in WWI & WWII