Nationalism and Democracy By Chase V Period: 509 BCE to 27 Roman Republic Period: Jul 8, 1815 to Sep 16, 1824 Louis XVIII becomes king Jul 18, 1815 Defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo Period: Sep 16, 1824 to Aug 2, 1830 Charles X becomes king Period: Aug 9, 1830 to Feb 24, 1848 Louis Philippe becomes king 1831 Giuseppe Mazzini founded Young Italy Period: 1840 to 1861 King Frederick William VI of Prussia Period: 1848 to 1852 Louis Napoleon as president of the Second Republic May 1, 1848 Frankfurt Assembly fails to unify Germany 1849 Victor Emmanuel crowned King of Italy Period: Dec 2, 1852 to Sep 4, 1870 Louis Napoleon as Napoleon III of the Second Republic 1859 Kingdom of Sardinia annexes Lombardy after defeating Austria 1861 Giuseppe Galibaldi captures Sicily and Naples Period: Jan 2, 1861 to Mar 9, 1888 King William I of Prussia Period: Feb 1, 1864 to Oct 30, 1864 Prussia and Austria capture Schleswig and Holstein Jul 21, 1866 Italy adds Venice Jul 26, 1866 Prussia defeats Austria in Seven Weeks War Period: 1870 to 1940 Third French Republic Period: Jul 19, 1870 to May 10, 1871 Franco-Prussian War Sep 20, 1870 Italy adds Rome which completes unification Period: 1871 to 1918 German 2nd Reich Period: Mar 21, 1871 to Mar 20, 1890 Bismarck's service as prime minister/chancellor Period: Mar 28, 1871 to May 28, 1871 Paris Commune Period: Jun 15, 1888 to Nov 9, 1918 Emperor William II of Germany Oct 15, 1894 Alfred Dreyfus convicted of treason in France