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Unification of italy and germany..(5m)??? |
| Answer» The process of unification of Italy:1. In the mid-nineteenth century, Italy comprised of 7 states out of which only Sardinia-Piedmont was a princely state. There wasn’t even a common form of the Italian language.2. In 1830, Giuseppe Mazzini established a secret society called Young Italy and bring about a revolutionary uprising but failed.3. Chief Minister Cavour diplomatically joined Sardinia-Piedmont, in an alliance with France. It defeated the Austrian forces.4. Armed volunteers led by Giuseppe Garibaldi also supported the troops and they marched into South Italy and the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. They got the support of the peasants there.5. In 1861, Victor Emmanuel II was declared the king of unified Italy. However, most of the Italians were unaware of the idea of liberal-nationalist ideology.The process of unification of Germany:1. The middle-class Germans had tried to fight for a united nation governed by an elected parliament in 1848 but were repressed by the monarchy and military.2. Otto von Bismarck, chief minister of Prussian led the movement for unification of Germany. He was supported by the bureaucracy and the Prussian army.3. After three wars with Austria, Denmark and France, Prussia won and unified Germany. The Prussian king, William I, was proclaimed the German emperor in January 1871. | |