Chapter 15-Reaction and Nationalism

Section One-The Unification of Italy

The Unification of Italy

The goal of Young Italy, the secret society founded by Giuseppe Mazzini in 1831 was to transform Italy into an independent sovereign nation.

The three goals of Count Camillo di Cavour (the leading member of Sardinia’s council of ministers):

a. The promotion of rapid industrial growthb. Reduction of the Catholic Church’s influencec. Advancement of Sardinia’s national interests

in foreign affairs

The Unification of Italy

Cavour decided to support France and Britain in the Crimean War to win their aid in his effort to expel Austria from the Italian Peninsula and unify Italy

Victor Emmanuel II accepted Tuscany, Parma, Modena, and Romagna into his kingdom in April 1860.

Giuseppe Garibaldi was the leader of the guerillas who defeated the army of the Kingdom of the Two Siciles

The Unification of Italy

The first king of the constitutional monarchy of Italy was Victor Emmanuel II.

The differences between the north and south of Italy at the time of unification:

The north of Italy had begun to industrialize, while the southern part of the country remained poor and agricultural.

Rome’s capital

Italy was prevented from locating its capital in Rome during the 1860s because the pope still ruled the city, so it was not part of the new nation.

Section Two- The Unification of Germany

Germany remained divided and economically disadvantaged while Great Britain and France developed strong industrial economies. Germany had political and social antagonisms created by the Reformation and the Thirty Years’ War.

The small German states disliked the idea of a united Germany because they feared domination by Prussia.

The Unification of Germany

Austria wanted to maintain the divisions among the German states because it feared economic competition.

Prussia was the German state that led the way in creating economic, military, and political unity among German states.

Both William I and Otto von Bismarck believed that Prussia needed a powerful army to achieve German unity under the control of Prussia.

Bismarck

Three objectives that caused Bismarck to go to war three times:

a. To raise money for the expansion of the military

b. To reduce Austrian influence among the German states

c. To arrange the unification of all German states but Austria and Switzerland under Prussian domination

Bismarck

Denmark, Austria, and France were three countries that Bismarck fought in war.

Bismarck formed alliances with Austria, Russia, France, and Italy to fight the wars.

Unified Germany

Kaiser William I was the first ruler of Germany.

The Prussian Junkers and wealthy industrialists held power in the newly unified Germany

Section Three-Bismarck’s Realm

With the support of Kaiser William I, Bismarck became the key figure in the early German nation.

The Kulturkampf was a cultural struggle for influence between the Catholic Church and the state after German unification.

Bismarck needed the support of the Catholic Center party to defeat a serious challenge from the Socialists.

Bismarck’s Realm

By 1881 the German legislature had repealed most laws directed against Catholics, and the Kulturkampf was over.

Prior to unification, the economy of the German states was primarily agricultural.

The development of mechanized factories and coal mines and the growth of cities made Germany a major industrial power by the end of the 1800s.

Bismarck’s Realm

Rather than revolution, Ferdinand Lassalle advocated mass political action to bring about a democratic social order.

The Universal German Workingmen’s Association, founded by Lassalle, became a major political force when it merged with the Social Democratic party in 1875.

Bismarck’s Realm

Bismarck tried to destroy the Socialist movement in Germany by introducing reforms that gave workers some measure of security.

Bismarck made Germany strong, but his strict rule frustrated the development of democracy.

Section Four-Empire of the Czars

In the early 1800s, the economic and political structure of Russian Empire was much as it had been for centuries.

Czar Alexander I, who ruled from 1801-1825, dreamed of making reforms, but soon lost his desire for improvements when revolution spread throughout Europe.

Empire of the Czars

After Alexander I’s death, Russian officers wanting change carried out the Decembrist Revolt.

The government quickly crushed the movement, and Czar Nicholas I worked to strengthen autocracy and suppressed all opposition.

Russia’s losses in the Crimean War, however, underscored the fact that the empire lagged behind other European powers militarily and economically.

Empire of the Czars

Czar Alexander II realized that the system of serf labor prevented industrialization, since serfs could not leave the land to work in the factories.

He decreed the emancipation of the serfs in 1861, but landless peasants became unskilled workers, and the reforms did not halt calls for revolution.

Some radical reformers advocated anarchy, or the absence of government.

Empire of the Czars

After the assassination of Alexander II, Alexander III promoted a policy of Russification, or intolerance and persecution of non-Russian peoples, especially Jews.

By the early 1900s, several revolutionary groups followed the teachings of Karl Marx.

Empire of the Czars

A humiliating defeat in a war with Japan strengthened the opposition of urban workers, middle-class intellectuals, and peasants to the czar’s government.

In October 1905, angry workers seized control of all major cities in a general strike.

Section Five-Austria-Hungary’s Decline

Three demands of the nationalist groups that urged revolution in Austria in 1948:

a. Freedom of speech and pressb. Relief from feudal dues for peasantsc. Representative governmentThe Italian province of Lombardy and

German states were two foreign territories that Austria lost from 1859 to 1866.

Ausgleich (Compromise)

Terms of the Ausgleich that divided the Austrian Empire into a dual monarchy:

a. Restored Hungary’s independence

b. Divided the Austrian Empire into empire of Austria and kingdom of Hungary

c. Made Francis Joseph ruler of both areas

d. Gave the two states common ministries of foreign affairs, war, and finance

e. Gave each state complete independence regarding internal affairs

Austria-Hungary’s Decline

Austria and Hungary cooperated economically in that industrialized Austria supplied manufactured goods and agricultural Hungary supplied food products.

The economy of Austria changed after creation of the dual monarchy. The production of coal, iron, steel, and manufactured goods grew rapidly.

Austria-Hungary’s Decline

The Austrian-Germans of Austria and the Magyars of Hungary were groups that were satisfied with the dual monarchy.

The Slavs, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Serbs, and Bosnians were groups that were dissatisfied with the dual monarchy.

Austria, France, and Great Britain were prepared to halt Russian expansion as the Ottoman Empire declined.

Austria-Hungary’s Decline

Terms of the 1878 Congress of Berlin:a. Division of Bulgaria into three partsb. Independence for Serbia, Montenegro, and

Romaniac. British control of Cyprusd. Austro-Hungarian control of Bosnia and

HerzegovinaCountries that watched events in the Balkans

closely after the Treaty of Bucharest:Austria-Hungary, Russia, France, Great Britain,

and Germany