WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

UNIFICATION OF ITALY AND GERMANY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
which of the following will play the biggest role in the unification of Germany and Italy?
A
socialism
B
capitalism
C
nationalism
D
industrialism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bismarck & Co. Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) is the single individual most responsible for the successful unification of the German states into the German Empire in the 1860s and 1870s.

Detailed explanation-2: -So, Otto von Bismarck played a key role in the unification of the German Empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nationalism in Italy and Germany.-Nationalism became the most significant force for self-determination and unification in Europe of the 1800’s.-During the reign of Napoleon, Italy was unified for a brief time. Nationalist began to form secret societies throughout Italy.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1862, Otto von Bismarck was appointed Prussia’s Prime Minister under King Wilhelm I and he devoted himself to the task of uniting the German states under Prussian leadership.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Unification of Italy was a 19th century political and social movement that resulted in the unification of the different states of the Italian Peninsula, into a single state – the Kingdom of Italy. Beginning in the 1840s, the unification was completed in 1871, the same year as the unification of Germany.

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