Italy, threatened by the army raised by Garibaldi, was able to become unified as one county at a single point in time. This was able to occur because Garibaldi gave up the lands previously conquered, therefore preventing a civil war, which allowed Italy to become one united nation. However, the Germans took a different route to unification. While the Italians unified at one time, the Germans took a gradual process to become one nation. Germany began to be united with the North German Confederation. After the effects of the Franco-Prussian War, however, the “Second Reich” was born, all of Germany became united, and the newly united nation became the most powerful in Europe. While the Italians became unified at one time, the path itself for the Italians, ironically, took more time than the German unification efforts. The acts of the Italians took about twelve years, compared to that of the Germans, which efforts lasted only about seven years and several short
Italy, threatened by the army raised by Garibaldi, was able to become unified as one county at a single point in time. This was able to occur because Garibaldi gave up the lands previously conquered, therefore preventing a civil war, which allowed Italy to become one united nation. However, the Germans took a different route to unification. While the Italians unified at one time, the Germans took a gradual process to become one nation. Germany began to be united with the North German Confederation. After the effects of the Franco-Prussian War, however, the “Second Reich” was born, all of Germany became united, and the newly united nation became the most powerful in Europe. While the Italians became unified at one time, the path itself for the Italians, ironically, took more time than the German unification efforts. The acts of the Italians took about twelve years, compared to that of the Germans, which efforts lasted only about seven years and several short