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Cavour Becomes Prime Minister
Victor Emmanuel II, Sardinia's king, named Cavour as his prime minister -
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Sardinia takes Lombardy
Cavour secures a pledge of military assistants from Napoleon III of France and then, after provoking Austria into war, Sardinian and Frenched forces quickly triumph and Austria gives of Lombardy to Sardinia. (Savoy and Nice were given to France.) -
Nationalist Feelings Begin to Spread Through Italy
Parma Modena and Tuscany's people drive out their pro-Austrian rulers and ask to join Sardinia-piedmont. -
The Papal States are Captured
Cavour orders Sardinian troops into the Papal States. These troops join with Nationalist rebels and overrun central Italy. Papal States are Sardinias except for Rome, which is protected by French troops. -
Sicily Joins Sardinia
Garibaldi sails to Sicily with 1,000 men and joins the rebels in Southern Italy to gain control of the two Sicilies. Once the Sicilies are conquered, he gives control of the territories to Sardinia. -
Italy Becomes One
The kingdom of Italy is proclaimed. -
Bismarck Builds a Military
The Prussian legislature denies Bismarck funds for the military. In response, Bismarck overrides their proclamation (violating the Constitution) and creates a more powerful military. -
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Bismarck Rules
Bismarck rules Prussia as a technical dictator. -
Bismarck Becomes Prime Minister
King WIhelm I chooses Bismarck as his prime minister. -
Bismarck Captures Schleswig and Holstein
Bismarck brings on war with Denmark over control of Schleswig and Holstein. Austria joins Prussia's fight and together, after defeated Denark easily, they own the two provinces. -
Germans Give Venetia to Italians
Italy allies with Prussia in the 7 weeks war against Austria. Italians were defeated in Venetia, but Prussia quickly defeats the Russians and give Venetia to Italy. -
Austro-Prussian War/ Seven-Weeks War
Bismarck provokes war with Austria purposely over their ownership of Shleswig and Holstein. Prussia crushes Asustria's army with ease and speed. Shleswig and Holstein go to Prussia and Venetia is given to the Italians -
North German Confederation
Bismarck setablishes the North German Confederation and has the reamining northern german states join. The only states that were yet to join were four southern states that were bound to Prussia by a military alliance. -
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Franco-Prussian War
Bismarck provokes war with France in hopes that it will unite the remaining four southern German states with the north German Confederation. After Napoleon III declares war, his forces are quickly destroyed by Prussia, and the Treaty of Francfurt is drawn up, which said that France was to be occupied by German milirary, France had to pay a huge war indemnity, and the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine were given to Prussia. -
Rome Joins Italy
France takes troops out of Rome that were protevting the Pope because of the Franco-Prussian war. Rome is quickly seized and added to the Italian kingdom as well as being proclaimed the capital. -
The German Empire is Established
During the Franco-Prussian War, the four south German states join Germany and Bismarck crowns William I as the first kaizer of the German empire at the Palace of Versailles.