Nationalism in Europe What is nationalism and how did it

both break up and unify countries in Europe?

Austria-Hungary

RussiaOttomanEmpire

Germany Italy

Nationalist Thought Three different types of political thought in 1800s Europe:

1) Conservatives - wanted to keep everything the same and allow absolute monarchs to rule (nobles, landowners)2) Liberals – wanted more power for Parliaments and only the educated or landowners vote (middle class, merchants)3) Radicals – favored drastic change, all people should vote & government should follow Enlightenment (poor, workers)

Other people in Europe were also upset that their country was ruled by a foreigner or they weren’t united

People should be loyal to a country not a king People should unite into countries based on their nationality Since many people shared a common culture and history,

the idea of Nationalism emerges Nationalistic Revolutions will breakout in Europe The Congress of Vienna fails to stop nationalist revolutions

Positives – people overcome differences, overthrow imperial rule, democratic governments, competition leads to advance

Negatives – Forced assimilation of minority, extreme nationalism, competition leads to war

Nation-State

CultureCulture – shared way of life

History -History -a common past

Language-Language-shared communication

TerritoryTerritory – land belongs to group

NationalityNationality – shared ethnic ancestry

Religion- shared by most

Nationalism

Nationalism Challenges Conservative Rule Three empires will begin to weaken due to nationalism1) The Austrian Empire ruled by the Hapsburgs The Austrians controlled at least 12 different ethnic groups

1866: Austria loses Seven Weeks War to Prussia. Prussia would gain much of Austria’s northern German States

Revolutions begin to breakout in the empire starting in 1848 (Czechs). Hungary also wants to split from Austria (1866) Emperor Franz Joseph creates two countries but unites them as one kingdom Empire is now called Austria-Hungary.

2)The Ottoman Empire ruled by Muslim Turks The Ottomans controlled Greeks, Arabs, Armenians, and several other Balkan

(Slavic) areas Revolutions breakout in Greece (1827) & the Balkans

3) The Russian Empire ruled by the RomanovsThe Romanovs begin a policy called Russification, which forced Russian culture/language on all other ethnic groups Nationalistic revolution starts in Poland in 1830, Czar Nicholas I tries to expand Russia in Crimean War and losesAlexander II tries to reform Russia but is assassinated, Alexander III strengthens absolutism – more nationalist revolts

Greeks aided by Britain, France, Russia. After losing war, Ottomans are pressured to grant equal citizenship to all

Radicals in France Louis-Philippe(XVIII) returns to power after Napoleonic Wars After 18 years of rule, French people grow tired of a

monarchy (again!) and violence erupts New constitution is created (again!) calling for a president to

share power with the assembly. Monarchy abolished (again!) French people elect a new President named Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon’s nephew) Four years later he takes the title of Emperor Napoleon III People welcome a strong ruler & Napoleon III begins to modernize France and creates jobs

Unification of Italy

In the N. Italian state of Sardinia, King Victor Emmanuel II (liberal) named Camillo di Cavour as his Prime Minister

Cavour wants to unify all Italians. He will convince Napoleon III to help drive Austria out of Northern Italy The combined armies of Cavour & Napoleon III will win & gain all of Northern Italy except for the Venetian Region

Sardinia

King Victor Emmanuel II

Camillo di Cavour

So. Italy- nationalists were led by Giuseppe Garibaldi From Sicily, Garibaldi leads his “red-shirts” against

conservatives in S. Italy & would unite So. Italian Kingdoms King & Cavour meet with Garibaldi. Decide to unite all Italy Victor Emmanuel would be King - Constitutional Monarchy The two remaining states, Venice & the Papal states would join the rest of Italy in 1866 & 1870 The Pope could still control the Vatican but Rome would now become the capital of the Kingdom of Italy

Garibaldi Pope Pius XI

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Rome

Unification of Germany Rioters in Berlin, force a liberal constitution for the Kingdom

of Prussia (new King and Parliament) Wilhelm I would become new King of Prussia

Wilhelm appoints a junker (landowner) named Otto von Bismarck to become his Prime Minister Bismarck was a master of “real politik” which means the politics of reality (tough) Bismarck runs the country w/o Parliament’s consent – rule by blood & iron Bismarck’s goal is to expand Prussia’s territory & unite all of the German states

First, Bismarck convinces Austria-Hungary to join him in a war against Denmark

Wilhelm I

Otto von Bismarck

Weak will be

devoured by the strong!

Prussia would then turn against Austria-Hungary and starts the Seven Weeks War

The loss humiliates Austria & gives Prussia N. German states

Second, Prussia would then go to war with France to gain control of southern German states Prussia will win the Franco-Prussian War – humiliation for Napoleon III

Third, Prussia unites all of the new territory into the Second Reich (2nd German Empire)

Wilhelm becomes Kaiser of the German Empire – Bismarck is Prime Minister (Chancellor)

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