Nationalism and Democracy

Reign of King Louis XVIII

Period: Apr 6, 1814 to Mar 20, 1815

Defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo

Jun 18, 1815

Victor Emmanuel is crowned King of Italy

Mar 14, 1820

Reign King Charles X

Period: Sep 16, 1824 to Aug 2, 1830

Reign of King Louis Philippe

Period: Aug 9, 1830 to Feb 24, 1848

Giuseppe Mazzini founded Young Italy

1831

King Frederick William IV of Prussia

Period: Jun 4, 1840 to Jan 2, 1861

Frankfurt Assembly fails to unify Germany

1848

Louis Napoleon as President of the Second Republic

Period: 1848 to 1852

Roman Republic

Period: Feb 9, 1849 to Jul 2, 1849

Louis Napoleon as Napoleon III of the Second Empire

Period: Dec 2, 1852 to Sep 4, 1870

Kingdom of Sardinia annexes Lombardy after defeating Austria

1858

King William (Wilhelm) I of Prussia

Period: Jan 2, 1861 to Mar 9, 1888

Giuseppe Garibaldi captures Sicily and Naples

Mar 17, 1861

Kingdom of Italy was est.

Prussia and Austria capture Schleswig and Holstein from Denmark

1864

Italy adds Venice

1866

Prussia defeats Austria in the Seven Weeks War

Jun 27, 1866

Third Republic

Period: 1870 to 1940

Franco-Prussian War

Period: Jul 19, 1870 to Jan 28, 1871

The war lasted 6 months, 1 week and 2 days

Italy adds Rome which completes unification

1871

German 2nd Reich

Period: 1871 to 1918

Bismarck’s service as prime minister/chancellor

Period: 1871 to 1890

Paris Commune

Period: Mar 28, 1871 to May 28, 1871

Emperor William (Wilhelm) II of Germany

Period: Jun 15, 1888 to Nov 9, 1918

Alfred Dreyfus convicted of treason

Jan 5, 1895

He was arrested for treason on 15 October 1894