Leading Up To 1871: The Unification Of Italy And Germany

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Leading up to 1871, Italy and Germany had struggled to become their own united nation with traits that would differ them from other nations. By comparing and contrasting the unification in Italy and Germany it can be assumed that both countries were influenced by a common trend of liberalism and nationalism. Before the French Revolution, Germany and Italy had lots of similarities. Both countries were divided into many small states. In Germany there were more than three hundred independent states all without a common form of government. However, they still had a common language and they all had connections to the medieval times. While in Italy all of the states had a common language, but they were connected to the Roman Empire, and each state