Italian and German Unification

By PatrickAllex
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    Fewer and Fewer Italians wanted to live under foreign rulers

  • 39 German states from German Confederation

  • Piednmont-Sardinia adopts liberal constitution.

  • Berlin rioters forced convention to write a Constitution

  • Cavour appointed Prime Minister

    Sardinia's King, Victor Emmanuel II names Count Camillo di Cavour as his prime minister.

  • Napoleon and Cavour agree to help drive Austrian forces from Northern Italy

  • Garabaldi captures Sicily

    Garabaldi's small red shirt army captured Sicily

  • Garabaldi hands over his power to Victor Emmanuel

  • Wilhelm I replaces Fredrick William

  • Wilhelm chooses Otto von Bismarck as Prime MInister

  • Bismarck took first step to molding an empire

    Prussia & Austria went to war against Denmark to win Schleswig and Holstein

  • Seven Weeks War

  • Italy takes the Papal States

  • Franco-Rrussian War

  • Rome annexed by Kingdom of Italy

  • King Wilhelm 1 crowned Kaiser

  • Capital of Italy moved to Rome