To what extent is it fair to refer to Cavour as the architect of the Italian Unification? After the failures of the 1848 revolution‚ Count Camillo Benso Di Cavour stepped in as the Prime Minister of Piedmont as the state was considered to be agitation concentration for those who still aimed and fought for the independence and unison of Italy. His liberal leadership philosophies enabled him to contribute in the movement towards the Italian Unification. However‚ is it fair to consider him an Italian
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The Unification of Germany Chapter 1 Germany 1815-1848 1. The Situation in Germany 1815 2. Reform and Repression 1815-40 3. Economic Development 1815-40 4. Germany 1840-8 1813 – Battle of Leipzig 1814-15 - The Vienna Peace Settlement 1815 – German Confederation established 1817 – Wartburg Festival 1818 – Constitution granted in Baden and Bavaria 1819- Carlsbad Decrees 1832 – Nationalist festival at Hambach‚ The Six Articles 1834 – Zollverein came into operation 1840 – Frederick
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Franco-Prussian War During July 19‚1870 through May 10‚ 1871‚ France and Germany were fighting over land. They were fighting over Alsace Lorraine because of the natural materials that both France and Germany wanted. Later on when the French lost the Franco- Prussian war Germany won Alsace Lorraine‚ Then when France won WWI France got back Alsace Lorraine. Then WWI led Hitler to power and started WWII to get back Alsace Lorraine. The Franco-Prussian War was a war that had many events leading up to
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Germany unification Why? Growing ties between the two Germany’s and a certain revival of a sense of German national identity preceded reunification during the 1980s. With the decline of the USSR and the end of the cold war and the fall of the Berlin wall allowed for German unification in 1990s. When? How? On October 3rd 1990 GDR and FRG were formally united. German reunification posed the challenge of introducing new markets to an economy with none. The formerly communist German Democratic
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of 1848‚ the Italian faced a lot of difficulties to urge the unification movement. Until‚ 1848‚ the situation had been changed and directly contributed to the unification movement. After 1815 Italy was once again a mere geographical expression. Austria was to control a large part of Italy directly‚ that is‚ Lombardy and Venetia‚ and indirectly through the restored Bourbon Kings in some minor Italian states. Italian unification was once again frustrated ever the Risorgimento was quickly in
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Italian unification l Background l After Napoleon‚ the Italian states were controlled by France. l Effect: l 1. They experienced the unity under the rule of an efficient government. l 2. They felt that they disliked being ruled by foreign countries‚ therefore nationalist feeling was aroused. l After the Congress of Vienna in 1815-16‚ they were divided into 8 states and the northern part of Italy was controlled by Austria-Hungary. l Again‚ they disliked the alien rule and
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UNIFICATION OF ITALY The unification of Italy in the 19th century was one of the most significant events in the history of the peninsula and of Europe as well. Not only did it alter the European balance of power but it also paved the way for the future. Unification was achieved through the interplay of complex factors: ideology‚ war‚ diplomacy‚ personalities and European politics. There were a number of factors that created obstacles in the unification of Italy. The mountainous nature of central
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Unification Essay The unification of the upper and lower kingdom occurred in the ’Protodynastic Period’ of Egypt. There are many different sources that provide evidence how the unification occurred‚ such as the Narmer palette which originally led historians to believe that Narmer was responsible for the unification of the two halves of Egypt‚ however it is likely that due to trading and other factors such as the ability to write‚ and the power of the economy in the Naqada III period (3200 - 3000BCE)
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To what extent was Germany responsible for the tension between the European powers (1900-1913)? Tension was rife between the main powers within Europe and their hold over their empires and states. Many of the alliances of the time created enemies‚ generating huge tensions‚ with Germany often feeling isolated and betrayed. Germany gravely feared an encirclement and attack upon her borders; it was evident that war was going to break out‚ it was just a matter of when and how‚ leaving many tactics
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revolutionaries to work together resulted in Austria and France taking control of Italy. Italian Unification o Italian Unification- unification movement in Italy shifted to Sardinia-Piedmont under King Victor Emmanuel‚ Count Cavour‚ and Garibaldi. • In response‚ the Italians replaced realpolitik instead of romanticism. o Count Camillo Benso di Cavour of Sardinia-Piedmont led the struggle for Italian Unification. o Editor of Il Risorigimento guided Sardinia-Piedmont into a liberal and economically viable
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