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It's sheer age heavily contributed to the downfall after World War I.
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Cavour secured Napoleon a pledge of military assistance if Austria attacked Sardinia. Cavour manuvered Austria into declaring war.
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In Parama, Modena and Tuscany the people drove out their pro-Austrian rulers and, by publicities voted the annexation to Sardinia-Piedmont.
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Garibaldi came to the aid of the Sicilian and Neapolitan revolutionaries. He sailed from Piedmont to Sicily with a volenteer army of 1000 men, called "Red Shirts."
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While Garibaldi conquered the two Sicilies, Cavour ordered Sardinians troops into the Papal States. The Sardinians welcomed by natioalist groups, overran central Italy. Cavour announced the annexation of the Papal States.
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The government's request for increased military funds was defeated in the Prussian legislature; its liberal majority opposed militarism was distrusted Bismarck. Bismarck ignored the law makers and violated the Prussian constitution.
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Bismarck brought about a war with Denmark over the provinces of Schleswing and Holstein. Prussia joined by Austria easily defeated Denmark. Prussia and Austria became joint owners of the two provinces.
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Italy allied itself with Prussia int he Seven Weeks's War against Austria. The Italians invaded Venetia but were defeated. Prussian's army overwhelmed the Austrians.
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Bismarck fought with Austria regarding the administration of the conquered provinces and provoked a war. Prussis was allied with Italy, which wanted the Italian inhabited territory held by Austria. By the treaty of peace, Austria agreed to Prussia's annexation of Shleswig-Holstein, ceded Venetia to Italy, and agreed to dissolve the Autrian-dominated German Confederation, withdrawing German affairs.
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Follwing the Autro-Prussian war, Bismarck annexed several North German states and compelled the remaining ones to joinin a Prussian-dominated North German Confederation.
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Because of the Franco-Prussian war, France withdrew its troops protecting the pope in Rome. Italian forces occupied the city. Rome was annexed and designated the capital of Italy.
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The Austrian Empire led by the Hapsburgs was trying to stop the spread of nationalalism. The real issue was the diverse population located in the area known as Balkans. Austria was in control of Hungary, the German state of Bohemia, and parts of Romania, Italy, Poland, and the Ukraine. Power was in control of people who spoke German of the Austrian empire. It only mand 1/4 of the population in Austria.