Ideas and beliefs have proved to be an extraordinary force throughout all of history. Ideas in the enlightenment period leading to a new way of thinking, religious beliefs leading to war. For Italy, Germany and others it was nationalism which changed their history in the 19th century and led to wars for independence. Although nationalism helped Italian and German unification it also led to the breakup of empires such as the Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman.
Nationalism is the idea that people of the same history, belief ,language and culture should unify and become independent of foreign rule. Mainland Europe except Russia was under French control with the leader Napoleon Bonaparte, under french control these countries received better taxes, education, …show more content…
After pushing out the French the Congress of Vienna decided Italy would be divided into four areas the northern states ruled by Austria, the two Sicilies ruled by the Bourbon kings, the Papal states ruled by the Pope, and island states ruled by Emmanuel II who encouraged Italian nationalism and was a leader in unification. Three other men also helped unite Italy tremendously one of those three men was Camillo Cavour as stated in document 3 he was considered the “brains” he was the one who helped with the strategy and neogoatation of Italian unification. He wanted Italy to become independent by driving out the foreigners in country to make Italy powerful and the people of it. Giuseppe Garaibaldi the “sword” of Italian unification began a volunteer group of soldiers named the “Red Shirts” and led them to battles which resulted in the addition of the southern kingdom of the two Sicilies to Italy in 1861. He emphasized to his soldiers to fight for Italy’s independence not just speak about it and if you are willing to do so to follow him and …show more content…
Germany was divided into many city states each with a different king. Nationalists wanted a single German nation but as stated in document 2 Austria stood in the way of German unification because of the fear of a unified Germany becoming too strong. Prussia being the most powerful state in Germany it became the leading state in the fight for unification. The king and Otto Von Bismarck wanted a unified nation under the state of Prussia. In document 5 it quotes Bismarck’s process for unification which is using blood and iron a method of resorting to war, wars which include a war with Denmark, Austria which was called the Seven Weeks War and with France which was called the Franco-Prussian war. The result of these wars led to the addition of Schieswig and Holstein to Prussia under the Treaty of Prague. In 1871 delegates from different areas in Germany wrote a constitution for a new and united Germany named the Second Reich, Berlin became the capital and appointed Wilhelm I
Nationalism is the idea that people of the same history, belief ,language and culture should unify and become independent of foreign rule. Mainland Europe except Russia was under French control with the leader Napoleon Bonaparte, under french control these countries received better taxes, education, …show more content…
After pushing out the French the Congress of Vienna decided Italy would be divided into four areas the northern states ruled by Austria, the two Sicilies ruled by the Bourbon kings, the Papal states ruled by the Pope, and island states ruled by Emmanuel II who encouraged Italian nationalism and was a leader in unification. Three other men also helped unite Italy tremendously one of those three men was Camillo Cavour as stated in document 3 he was considered the “brains” he was the one who helped with the strategy and neogoatation of Italian unification. He wanted Italy to become independent by driving out the foreigners in country to make Italy powerful and the people of it. Giuseppe Garaibaldi the “sword” of Italian unification began a volunteer group of soldiers named the “Red Shirts” and led them to battles which resulted in the addition of the southern kingdom of the two Sicilies to Italy in 1861. He emphasized to his soldiers to fight for Italy’s independence not just speak about it and if you are willing to do so to follow him and …show more content…
Germany was divided into many city states each with a different king. Nationalists wanted a single German nation but as stated in document 2 Austria stood in the way of German unification because of the fear of a unified Germany becoming too strong. Prussia being the most powerful state in Germany it became the leading state in the fight for unification. The king and Otto Von Bismarck wanted a unified nation under the state of Prussia. In document 5 it quotes Bismarck’s process for unification which is using blood and iron a method of resorting to war, wars which include a war with Denmark, Austria which was called the Seven Weeks War and with France which was called the Franco-Prussian war. The result of these wars led to the addition of Schieswig and Holstein to Prussia under the Treaty of Prague. In 1871 delegates from different areas in Germany wrote a constitution for a new and united Germany named the Second Reich, Berlin became the capital and appointed Wilhelm I