17.+Unification+of+Italy+and+Germany

Unification of Italy and Germany


 * European History**
 * FRQ assignment**
 * due by Feb 27**

Choose **ONE (1)** of the essays from the pages on Industrial Revolution, -isms, Unification of Italy and Germany, and Imperialism and become the class expert on this essay/topic.
 * Look up the answer and information about the essay in AP Central, in the textbook, online, any source you can find.
 * Write a fabulous 5-paragraph or more essay based upon what you learn.
 * pack as much specific information as you can into your essay in a well-organized way
 * Do MORE than the question requires – if it says list3 things, add as many as you think are main points, if it says use two countries, cover 3, if it gives a list and says pick 2, do all of them, etc, etc.
 * **Post your answer below** **before Feb 27**

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 * **Topic: Unification of Italy and Germany** || Your Name || Link to your file ||
 * **2002 (#7):** Compare and contrast the foreign policy goals and achievements of Metternich (1815-1848) and Bismarck (1862-1890). || Avi Alpert || @http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/sample_eurohistory_q7_18538.pdf[[file:frq.docx]] ||
 * **2004 (#7):** Contrast the impact of nationalism in Germany and the Austrian Empire from 1848 to 1914. || Hod || http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap04_euro_history_ope_38665.pdf
 * Analyze the factors that prevented the development of a unified German state in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. (2007 #5) || Brett Wolff || http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap07_euro_history_q5.pdf

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 * Analyze the similarities and differences in the methods used by Cavour and Bismark to bring about the unification of Italy and Germany, respectively. (2008 form B #4) || Jonathan || http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap08_euro_history_form_b_q4.pdf[[file:Willem copy.pages]] ||

Terms:

 * Discussion questions:**
 * 1) Describe the process of Italian unification.
 * 2) Describe the process of German unification.
 * 3) How did Britain manage to maintain political stability during this period?

Risorgimento Piedmont-Sardinia Cavour Garibalidi Red Shirts Papal States Bismarck (and “blood and iron” quote) Schleswig and Holstein 7 Weeks’ War (1866) Franco-Prussian war (1870) Ems telegram dual-monarchyof Austria-Hungary pan-Slavism
 * Terms:**


 * **__23.2: War and Nation Building__**
 * 1) What was the impact of the weakening of the Concert of Europe on Germany and Italy?
 * 2) **Cavour, Garibaldi, and the Process of Italian Unification:** What region would be the leader of the Risorgimento of Italy? Why? What power would they have to confront?
 * 3) By what means did Cavour expect Italy to unite?
 * 4) From whom did Cavour seek help? What were the conditions of this agreement?
 * 5) Why do you think Garibaldi submitted to King Victor Emmanuel?
 * 6) In what year would Italy unify?
 * 7) What were the challenges facing this newly unified Italy?
 * 8) **Bismarck and the Realpolitik of German unification:** When would Germany emerge as a unified nation?
 * 9) For what reasons did **William I** appoint Bismarck to the position of prime minister? What did Bismarck do to achieve William I’s goals?


 * 1) Describe the **Prussian wars of unification**: ||  **War vs. Denmark**  ||  **The Seven Weeks’ War (Austria)**  ||  **Franco-Prussian War**  ||
 * Year: || Year: || Year: ||
 * Cause: || Cause: || Cause: ||
 * Effect: || Effect || Effect: ||


 * 1) How did Bismarck use realpolitik/war to ensure Prussia would be the leader of German unification? (same as question 10)
 * 2) How did Bismarck use realpolitik/war to unify northern and southern Germany? (same as question 10)
 * 3) How did Rome become part of Italy?
 * 4) What type of government would Germany represent under Bismarck?
 * 5) **Francis Joseph and the Creation of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy:** Why was the Habsburg Empire and the absolutist emperor Francis Joseph unable to modernize as quickly as Bismarck was in Prussia?
 * 6) What part of the Austrian empire was the key to its stability and, even more important, its existence?
 * 7) How would the Dual Monarchy emerge?
 * 8) What was the impact of the Dual Monarchy on the power of the Austro-Hungarian Empire? What was the impact on other ethnic minorities in the empire?
 * 9) **Political Stability through Gradual Reform in Great Britain:** What was different about **Queen Victoria** and Prince Albert of Britain?
 * 10) Describe the party system in Britain. Be sure to include definitions of the **Whig** and **Tory** parties.
 * 11) Give an example of realpolitik in Victorian England:
 * 12) **Civil War and Nation Building in the United States and Canada:** What characterized the nation-building experience in North America?
 * 13) What impact did the U.S.’s war with Mexico have on the nation?
 * 14) From 1861 to 1865, what factions faced each other in the American Civil War?
 * * nation-states
 * Risorgimento
 * Count Camillo di Cavour
 * Giuseppe Garibaldi
 * Garibaldi’s red shirts
 * Otto von Bismarck
 * Bismarck’s iron and blood quote
 * Ems telegram
 * Kaiser William of Prussia
 * Bundesrat
 * Reichstag
 * Francis Joseph, Jr.
 * Magyars
 * Dual Monarchy
 * **Pan-Slavism**. ***What is its impact on Russia?** *foreshadowing-WWI
 * Benjamin Disraeli
 * Second Reform Bill
 * //Victorian//
 * US War with Mexico, 1848 ||