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Risorgimento
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Italian concept of unity and jump statred by Mazzini and his romanticized nationalistic thoughts
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Victor Emmanuel
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constitutional ruler of Piedmont. cavour was his prime minister.. He is of House of Savoy
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Savoy
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House of Savoy.. King of Piedmont-Sardini's family line
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Orsini
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attempts to assasinate Napoleon III because he took too long to decide wheter or not to go to war w/ austria w/ Italy
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Garibaldi's Thousand or "red shirts"
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Garibaldi-a piedmontese republican who organized 1,150 personal followers, Garibaldi's Thousand or Red shirts-for and armed expedition to the S. He statred a lot of uprising starting in Sicily and working mainland
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Crimean War
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b/w Russia and Turky. Russia wanted to protect Cath (really wanted land)and so attacked Turkey. But Fr. wanted to procect Cath and later were joined by GB, Sardiania-Piedmont(italy), Austria. Ended with peace of of Paris 1856
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Napoleon III
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ruler of Fr, althrough was liberal on some parts, tended to switch his mind
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War of 1859
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war of Italy+Fr. vs. Austria..
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Magenta and Solferino
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battles won by Fr and piedmontese
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Italia irrendenta
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an unredeemed italy, wanted continue Italian expansion till "real" unity=> Italy (like Triste or Nice) await in its turn the day of incorporation
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German Confederation of 1815
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loose confederation was restored by 1850
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Junker
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Some of the Prussian Parliament, which was run by wealthy (liberal Rhinelanders) wanted parliament to have control over economic matters and these liberals perceived Junkers as barriers to reform (they were)
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Schleswig-Holstein question
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Schleswig was 1/2 dane and german-->Conflict provided Bismark w/ opportunity to eleminate Austria from German affairs. He would get Austria to get Holstein (is inside Prussia) and make conflict w/ Austria and then go to war..and win war
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Danish War
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war b/w prussia+Austria vs. Denmark. Denmark lost. In Convention of Gastaria signed Ausust 1865, Bismark gave Austria Holstein (inside Prussia) and Prussia got Schelswig. This gave Bismark opportunities to provoke arguments w/ Austria
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Seven Weeks' War
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Prussia at war w/ German states and Austria-->Prussia wins w/ its New weapons (Needle guns) and had better army
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Battle of Sadowa
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battle during 7 weeds war:where Prussia defeats combined forces of Germany+Austria.
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North German Confederation
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1867 Prussia creates union w/ 21 other states of the NORTH
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Ferdinand Lassalle
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Leader of Lassalean Socialists who unlike Marxian beleived its possible to improve working class conditions through action of existing govts.
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"Ems dispatch"
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whe Bismark changed words in letter from king to Napoleon III about the king of Spain Candidancy. Sounded like Prussian king was insulted and Fr. ambassader was snubbed. War parties in both nations demanded war
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Battle of Sedan
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Sept 2, principle Fr. army surrendered to Germans. Napoleon III was prisinor
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