Unit VI; Activity #2
Comparing the Unifications of Germany and Italy
Directions: fill out the chart using the information in your notes. Use bullet points to answer. All
names of people, policies and places should be written in red.
Comparison of unification in Germany and Italy
The Napoleon Effect: How
did the actions of Napoleon
affect this unification?
How did the actions at the
Congress of Vienna in 1815
affect the unification of this
country?
Germany
 The Holy Roman
Empire's destruction
united Germany
against France
Napoleon and the
Rhine confederation
was formed.
 Germany for
Germany
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Meant to fix Europe
power balances,
forced Germans to
Italy
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Name the king/emperor who
encouraged this unification.
Where, specifically was he
from?
What state led this
unification?
Name the Prime Minister
responsible for the
unification.
Name AND describe the
policies of the person above
who planned and
orchestrated this unification.
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King Wilhelm from
Prussia sought
German unification
under Prussia
Prussia
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Otto Von Bismarck
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Conservative and
militaristic
methodology
Realpolitik, formed
alliances with Austria
and Prussia
Weekend France
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Again, the holy roman
empires dissolution
allowed for change ‘
while the German's
creation of the Rhine
Confederation
sparked nationalist
ideas among Italians
by inspiring them to
come together as a
nation.
Split up Italy among
several European
empires.
Austria controls the
north, France got
Naples and Sicily
Italian discontent for
disunity while
Napoleons reforms/
legislature
encouraged
unification
King Victor Emanuel
11 of Sardinia
The kingdom of
Sardinia
Prime minister Camilo
Cavour
(Equivalent to Otto
Van Bismarck)
ousted Austria.
Alliances with France
Worked with the red
shirts (volunteer
army)
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1. What was the first
state (puzzle piece)
added to the
unification puzzle in
this country?
2. How was it won (be
specific)?
3. List the challenges in
winning this state.
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1. What was the
SECOND state
(puzzle piece) added
to this unification
puzzle in this country.
2. How was it won (be
specific)?
3. List the challenges in
winning this state.
Be sure to use any
appropriate historical names
if appropriate.
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1. What was the THIRD
state (puzzle piece)
added to this
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Tariffs &
industrialization for
economic growth
Holstein was the first
edition.
Won from Austria
through both
diplomacy and battle
by Prussia.
*Schleswig Wars
1864
Prussia allies with
Austria, helps Austria
defeat Denmark who
controlled Holstein
and Schleswig,
Prussia takes Holstein
while Austria takes
Schleswig.
Among the challenges
were the two empires
conflicting goals to
control both territories
(not split), causes the
Austro-Prussian war
of 1866. Then
Denmark’s resistance
and reluctance from
France to allow a
united Germany
Kingdom of Bavaria
Won through
diplomacy &
negotiations by Otto
Von Bismarck.
Challenges Bavarian
regionalism and
monarchy
Bavarian catholic
nation while Germany
was protestant.
Bavarian rulers’
resistance to losing
power.
Cultural differences
between the two
kingdoms
Hanover won in 1866
by Prussia
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Savoy Sardinia was
the first, followed by
Sicily and Naples
Italy allied with France
then ousted Austria
from north Italy.
This was done with
the red shirts under
Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Problems; Negotiation
with the House of
Savoy
Wanted land held by
both France and
Austria
Conservative Italian
backlash
Sicily
Won by Giuseppe and
the red shirts as they
march towards Sicily.
Challenges were
Frances’s influence
over Naples and Sicily
Conservative
resistance
Coordinating the
volunteer army and
keeping public
support
The Papal states in
1870
unification puzzle in
this country.
2. How was it won (be
specific)?
3. List the challenges in
winning this state.
Be sure to use any historical
names if appropriate.
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How was unification
finally achieved?
What were the final
steps? Explain.
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What does the
country look like after
unification? Is it
strong? What are the
weaknesses?
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What can you guess
about these countries
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Won in the AustroPrussian war; Prussia
won and annexed
Hanover along with
several other states.
Hanoverian
resistance
Support of Austria
controlling Hannover
Hanoverian populus
and weariness to
Prussian rule
The defeat of Austria
in the Austro-Prussian
War allowed Prussia
to dissolve the
German
Confederation and
establish dominance.
The annexing of
several German
states
Provocation of France
to enter war resulting
in the German empire
being completed in
1871
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Powerful under
Bismarck with rapid
industrialization,
economic growth, and
expansion.
Major military figure,
disciplined workforce,
and strong population
Alliance with Austria
and Russia
Weakening of France
Challenges were
protestants versus
Catholics, socialist
presence and Kaiser
Wilhelm who fired
Bismarck and led
Germany into WW1
Germany would
continue to gain
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Won through the
Risorgimento 1870
after Romes capture
and annexing of the
Papal states.
Challenges; French
force resistance,
divisions in
coordination efforts
for Romes attack.
Romes capture
Annexation of the
papal states
Unification of the
itallian peninsula
Fragmented past
Economic growth
industrialization
(north)
Conservative and
Catholic resistance
Cultural differences
Continued rivalry of
the north and south
future based on the
facts?
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power and workforce
prominence
Strengthen alliances
with surrounding
nations
Eventual isolation due
to the Kaisers
aggressive foreign
policy
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Industrilization in the
north
Countinued rural
lifestyle in the south
Catholic conflicts
Economic growth
Improved schools,
public transport, and
infrastructure
Military difficulties