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As nationalist ideas spread, the ottoman empires power kept declining. This made it earn the nickname "The Sick Man of Europe"
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As the hapsburg power declined nationalist threatend their empire.
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The german confederation was formed.
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Giuseppe Mazzini founded Secret Society young Italy.
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The German army invaded Denmark. It only lasted a few weeks.
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In 1849 they took over Rome and established a revolutionary Govt.
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Count Camillo Cavour becomes prime minister.
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Italy aided France in a war vs. Russia.
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Italy formed a secret alliance with France
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Victor Emanuel II was crowned king of Italy.
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King William I made Otto Van Bismark Prime minister.
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In 1864 King William I made an alliance with Austria.
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The war only lasted 7 weeks. They took Holstein and parts of North Austria.
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In1867 they created a compromise. It turned austria in to a dual monarchy.
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In1870 Italy is finaly unified.
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It only lasted a few weeks. France lost horibly bad. This proved that Germany was the new dominate power of Europe.
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Germany was officialy united as the 2nd Reich.
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In 1872 Kaiser william 1 apoindedOtto Van Bismark as his chancelor
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By 1900 Germany was europes leading industrial and military power