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Vocabulary

Explore the concepts of nationalism, vocabulary, and the path to unification through key figures like Giuseppe Mazzini and Count Camillo Cavour. Understand the role of war, empires, and the German Confederation in shaping the process. Witness the rise of strong leaders like Otto von Bismark and the impact of militarism on nation-building.

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Nationalism

  2. Unification – The act of bringing together to form a single unit. • Nationalism – The feeling of pride and devotion to one’s country, culture, and history rather than to an empire. • Nation State – When a nation becomes a nation state, it has developed it’s own independent government.

  3. Giuseppe Mazzini – Organized a secret society called the “Young Italy” movement. Called for the establishment of a republic and a unified Italy. • Count Camillo Cavour – Italian Prime Minister in 1852. • Risorgimento - Revival • King Victor Emmanuel II – Wanted to be a model for Italian nationalism.

  4. Giuseppe Garibaldi – Founded a nationalist army known as the “Red Shirts.” Named this because their shirts were red. • Crimen War – A war involving France and Britain, against Russia, to stop Russia from taking over a weak Ottoman Empire. • German Confederation – A loose organization (organized by the Congress of Vienna), of 39 separate states.

  5. Prussia – A strong industrial German kingdom, which attempts to unify the German states. • Otto von Bismark – Prime Minister of Germany (Prussia). • Blood and Iron – A term used by Von Bismark as strengthening the military, and using warfare to reach their goals. • Austria – A large empire in Central Europe, representing one of the most serious obstacles to German unity.

  6. Annex – The process of adding a smaller nation to a larger one. • Kaiser – An emperor. • Franco-Prussian War – After a minor political dispute over control of Spain, on January 1870, France declares war on Prussia. • Reich (Second) – German word for empire (the 1st Reich was during the reign of the Holy Roman Empire).

  7. Piedmont-Sardinia – Largest and most powerful of the Italian states. • Liberal – Middle-class, teachers, lawyers and business people (people who tended to believe in Nationalism). • William II – German ruler determined to make Germany a major commercial, colonial, and ,military power to rival Britain, France, and Russia. • Militarism – The glorification of the military and a readiness for war.

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