Draw a table to show the differences and similarities in the nation building process of France, Germany and Italy.
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influence in Europe, revolutionaries helped unite regions into nations. In the cases of Germany and Italy, nationalism proved to be the glue that bound the smaller states together. Channeling the nationalism toward a common goal was the trick.
Unification of Italy
Italy had never been united. Over the centuries, the region had been controlled by the French, the Austrians, the Spanish, the papacy, and various Italians. The north was industrialized and the south highly agricultural, but many Italians wanted a unified Italy despite the traditional cultural and regional differences. Over the years, three legitimate plans arose for the unification of Italy into a single nation. Some people wanted a democratic state with universal suffrage. Some wanted a union of states under the authority of the papacy. Still others wanted an Italian kingdom headed by Piedmont-Sardinia, itself a kingdom.
Unification of Italy
Italy had never been united. Over the centuries, the region had been controlled by the French, the Austrians, the Spanish, the papacy, and various Italians. The north was industrialized and the south highly agricultural, but many Italians wanted a unified Italy despite the traditional cultural and regional differences. Over the years, three legitimate plans arose for the unification of Italy into a single nation. Some people wanted a democratic state with universal suffrage. Some wanted a union of states under the authority of the papacy. Still others wanted an Italian kingdom headed by Piedmont-Sardinia, itself a kingdom.
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