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Napoleon annexed lands along the Rhine river,and dissolved the holy Roman Empire by forcing the emporer of Austria to agree to be king
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Germans created a weak alliance headed by the Austrians.Prussia created a union called the Zollverein. It dismantled tariff barriers between German states.
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The congress of Vienna helped Austria take control of northern Italy.
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Mazzini helped setup a revolutionary republic in Rome. The french toppled that.
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Victor emmanuel made cavour the Prime Minister. Cavour in order to achieve his goals was very liberal.
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Nationalism helped italians remember ancient Rome. That helped stimulate industry.
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Garibaldi recruited a force of 1,000 red shirted volunteers. They took control of Sicily and then returned to Naples.
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King William 1 made Otto von Bismarfck the prime minister of Germany.
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Prussia declares war with Denmark and Austria. The war lasted just 7 weeks.
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Victor Emmanuel the second got crowned king of Italy. Cavour died his dream of to unite italy was final.
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Prussian victory over Austria angered napoleon three and that led to the war aginst Prussia.
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German nationalists celebrate the birth of the second reich.
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Bismarck used his policy of 'blood and iron' to unite the German states under Prussian rule. Came up with term realpolitik.
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Bismarck strengthening the army over the next 10 years leading Prussia into 3 wars.
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Kaiser William the second precedes his grandfather and asks Otto von Bismarck to step down.
