nationalism in Europe

By brittanykayhestekin
  • Hati declares independence from France.

    Hati declares independence from France.

    Haiti is first black republic in Western Hemisphere.
  • Napolean changes territories

    Napolean changes territories

    He annexed lands along the Rhine river for France. He dissolved the Holy Roman Empire and organized a number of states into the Rhine Confederation.
  • Prussia created an economic union called Zollverein.

    Prussia created an economic union called Zollverein.

    This dismantled tariff barriers between many German states.
  • Giuseppe Mazzini founded Young Italy.

    Giuseppe Mazzini founded Young Italy.

    The goal of this was to constitute Italy ,one,free,independent,republican nation.
  • Liberals met in the Frankfurt Assembly

    Liberals met in the Frankfurt Assembly

    The demanded German political unity. They offered the throne to Frederick William IV, which was rejected.
  • Mazzini helped set up the revolutionary republic in Rome

    Mazzini helped set up the revolutionary republic in Rome

    French forces soon toppled it.
  • Britain and France were joined in the Crimean war against Russia by Sardinia

    Britain and France were joined in the Crimean war against Russia by Sardinia

    Sardinia did not win territory but it did have a voice at the peace conferance.
  • Victor Emmanuel II was crowned king of Italy.

    Victor Emmanuel II was crowned king of Italy.

    He died in 1861 but his successor compleated his dreams.

  • Blood and iron speech

    bismark gives his speech to vote fund for the military, but it didn't work
  • Francis Deak helped work out a compramise that created a new political power known as the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary

    Francis Deak helped work out a compramise that created a new political power known as the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary

    Under this agreement Austria and Hungary were separate states . Each had its own constitution and its own parliment.
  • Franco-Prussian war

    Franco-Prussian war

    The Prussia victory over Austria led to this. France was defeated as Napolean surrenderred after only a few weeks.

  • German Marxists organized the Social Democratic Party.

    This called for parliamentary democracy and laws to improve the conditions for the working class.
  • German nationalists celebrate the birth of the Second Reich.

    German nationalists celebrate the birth of the Second Reich.

    Reich means empire. They called it this because it was considered to be the heir of the empire.
  • construction on the parliament begins

    construction on the parliament begins

    although Austria and Hungary have been united since 1867 each state now has its own parliment.

  • Germans had health and accident insurance as well as old-age insurance to provide retirment benefits

    Germany was a pioneer in social reform and became the model for all other European nations.
  • Kaiser William II askes Bismarck to resign

    Kaiser William II askes Bismarck to resign

    he thought he was the "only leader".
  • War between Russia and Japan

    War between Russia and Japan

    Nicolas the II called on his people to fight but the Russians were still defeated.
  • the first Duma met

    the first Duma met

    The czar quickly dissolved it when the leaders criticized the goverment.
  • World War II begins

    World War II begins

    The "Balkan powder keg" helped set this off.
  • population growth

    population growth

    over 20 million more people since 1871