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Treaty of Westphalia
The Treaty of Westphalia, signed on October 24th 1848
divided Europe into self-governing states for the first time and gave the states sovereignty. The, "Ratification of the Peace of Münster" displays the vast amount of parties involved in the Treaties creation, as well as the framers being intellects, a result of the Enlightenment era. The Treaty of Westphalia resulted in an evolving nationalistic conscious throughout Europe. -
Elias Lonnrot
Elias Lonnrot was a Finnish poet who gathered Finnish folk tales and made a poem with them. This poem was called Kalevala and would be Finland's national epic. This gave Finland a identity and nationalism, which inspired a revolution against Russia and their independence. -
German resistance during Napoleonic Wars
Napoleon Bonaparte's French Empire occupied Germany for the better part of the first quarter of the 19th century. German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte would address the nation multiple times in 1808. His address used German nationalism as a weapon to fight off the French occupation of Germany. Fichte's addresses proved to be instrumental in the German resistance to Napoleon as it harvested nationalism to solidify German defence. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution of 1830 was a short revolution that spanned over a week in late July. The revolution occured due to the people of France not being represented by their oppresive government. The French were fighting for the three components of the tri-coloured flag; Liberty, Fraternity, and equality. The painting by Eugene Delacroix, "Liberty leading the people" adequately represents these three components, as well as the growing sense of nationalism in France. -
The Unification of Italy
The unification of Italy was a long process from 1815-1871.The unification became complete once Rome was named the capital of Italy in 1871. It has been suggested that the unification was inspired by the other rebellions and revolutions that were on-going in Europe in the years prior. The Count of Cavour illustrates the reasons for unification, and the importance that Italy unifies. -
The National Socialist Workers' Party
The Nationali Socialist Workers' Party of Germany was created after World War I, and led by Adolf Hitler. The party would turn Germany into Nazi Germany and be the reason for World War II. The 25 point program outlined Hitler's expectation of Germany and was used as a guideline for achieving facism within Germany. The National Socialist Workers' Party are significant as they turned Germany into what it was in the 1920s-1945, and would change the landscape of not only Europe, but the world.
