NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
UNIFICATION OF ITALY AND GERMANY
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Question
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Unification seemed very unlikely
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They were ready to unify!
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They didn’t want to unify
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There were about 40 different German states
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Detailed explanation-1: -Until 1871, Germany had been divided into dozens of small states. This was the old Holy Roman Empire of the German nation, which had existed for 900 years when it finally collapsed under Napoleonic pressure. This was also known as the old Reich, or the First Reich (Reich is the German term for empire).
Detailed explanation-2: -The 39 states that made up the German Confederation created in 1815 varied in size, government, economy, religion, influence and even dialect.
Detailed explanation-3: -Unification of Germany Bismarck led three wars over a period of seven years with Austria, Denmark & France that ended up with Prussian Victory. Finally, Germany got unified in January 1871. The Prussian king, William I, was proclaimed German Emperor in a ceremony held at Versailles.