Italian and German Unification

  • Revolution of 1848

    Mazzini's followers seized the papal states, and Mazzini proclained the Roman Republic. The French troops crushed this uprising and he fled the country and efforts from abroad.
  • Cavour

    He apponted the priarmy. me minister Sardina-Piedmont in 1852. hHe promoted indeistry and built railroads, improved adiculter and fostered education and inlarged the army.
  • The Dutchies

    People drove out their pro australian rulers and voted for annexation to Sardine- Piedmont.
  • Jaribaldi

    He defended Mazzines Romans rebulic against Austria. In 1860 he concored two sicilies.
  • The Two Sicilies

    Garibaldi came and helped Sicilian and Neapolitan revolutionaries. There was a voluntary army of 1,000 men called the red shirts.
  • The Papal States

    They sent Sardinian troops into the Papal states and in 1861, the kingdom of Italiy was proclaimed.
  • Victor Emmanuel II became king of Italy

    Victor Emmanuel II became king of Sardinia-Piedmont in 1849 and also became king of Italy in 1861
  • Creation of MIlitary Power

    The governments request for increased military funds was defeated in the prussia legislature. It's militarism distrusted Bismarck. Bismarck violated the prussian constitution and him and Molk create a powerful Prussian Military machine
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    The Danish war

    Bismarck brought about a war with enmark over the provinces of Schleswig and Holstein. Prussia, joined by Austria, easily defeate Denmark and compelled it to cede Schleswig-Holstein. Prussia and austria became the owners of two provinces
  • Venetia

    Italiy and Prussia had an alliance in the seven weeks war against austria. The Italians invaded Venetia but were defeated. Prussian armies were overwhelmed by the Austrians, and in the end they had a peace treaty and Austria ceded Venetia to Italy.