NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
UNIFICATION OF ITALY AND GERMANY
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United Nations; Napoleon Bonaparte
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NATO; Hirohito
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Congress of Vienna; Napoleon Bonaparte
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League of Nations; Adolf Hitler
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did Germany unification affect the balance of power in Europe? When Wilhelm II dismissed Bismark after German unification, it upset the political balance between Russia, France, and Germany. This resulted in lots of treaties and wars, and eventually led to WWI.
Detailed explanation-2: -Napoleon reorganised Germany into 39 larger states. He also established the Confederation of the Rhine, a league of 16 German states. This brought further unification to Germany. Napoleon was defeated firstly at Leipzig in 1813 and then at Waterloo in 1815, bringing an end to the Confederation of Rhine.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Concert of Europe was a system of dispute resolution adopted by the major conservative powers of Europe to maintain their power, oppose revolutionary movements, weaken the forces of nationalism, and uphold the balance of power.
Detailed explanation-4: -The third and final act of German unification was the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, orchestrated by Bismarck to draw the western German states into alliance with the North German Confederation. With the French defeat, the German Empire was proclaimed in January 1871 in the Palace at Versailles, France.