The Unification of Italy and Germany Nationalism in

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The Unification of Italy and Germany Nationalism in Europe

The Unification of Italy and Germany Nationalism in Europe

What is Nationalism? • Define the following terms a. Country b. Nation c. Nationalism

What is Nationalism? • Define the following terms a. Country b. Nation c. Nationalism d. Patriotism • Give two examples of each of the above • How are they different?

Italy comes Together • The Italian people were broken up into many different territories

Italy comes Together • The Italian people were broken up into many different territories and states. • These states were controlled by France, Austria, and the Pope. • Italian people wanted to unify to form a country of their own. They wanted freedom.

Who will lead? • Giuseppi Mazzini= An Italian nationalist who led a rebellion against

Who will lead? • Giuseppi Mazzini= An Italian nationalist who led a rebellion against the Austirans and French. His efforts failed because the Pope refused to support a war against Catholic Austria.

www. brigantaggio. net/Brigantaggio/Personaggi/Mazzini 2. JPG

www. brigantaggio. net/Brigantaggio/Personaggi/Mazzini 2. JPG

The Kingdom of Piedmont • Count di Cavour • Prime Minister • Organized an

The Kingdom of Piedmont • Count di Cavour • Prime Minister • Organized an allaince with France to make war on Austria. • Once the war was over, Austria would lose control over its part of Italy • Victor Emmanuel II • Supports war to slowly unify Italian regions.

Cavour and Victor Emmanuel II Discovereducation. com www. uncp. edu/home/rwb/cavour. jpg

Cavour and Victor Emmanuel II Discovereducation. com www. uncp. edu/home/rwb/cavour. jpg

Giuseppi Garibaldi • Leads an army of volunteers= Red Shirts • His army invades

Giuseppi Garibaldi • Leads an army of volunteers= Red Shirts • His army invades Southern Italy and Sicily • He captures both and gives them to Victor Emmanuel II in 1860 • Italy is almost complete • The Pope continues to control Rome and Venice is still controlled by Austria • However, by 1871, these lands will join Italy

http: //www. brasilmacom. br/historia_lojas/imagens/carbonaria_giuseppe

http: //www. brasilmacom. br/historia_lojas/imagens/carbonaria_giuseppe

The Growth of Italy Note= Kingdom of Piedmont also known as Kingdom of Sardinia

The Growth of Italy Note= Kingdom of Piedmont also known as Kingdom of Sardinia Discoveryeducation. com

The Quest for German Unification • In 1860, the German people were governed by

The Quest for German Unification • In 1860, the German people were governed by a variety of states and countries. • The Kingdom of Prussia was the largest German state. • Prussia’s king William I wanted to unify Germans by force. • To do so would mean making war on France, Austria, and many others

Otto Von Bismarck • An old soldier who believed in war and industry •

Otto Von Bismarck • An old soldier who believed in war and industry • He supported unification to build a powerful state • He invented a political idea called “realpolitik” = the right of a nation to pursue its own interests by any means, including war “Blood and Iron”= use war and industry to create Germany

Otto Von Bismarck

Otto Von Bismarck