Compléter 4.3. Unification of Italy and GermanyVersion en ligne By 1871, Europe was remapped with the rise of two newly united nations: the Kingdom of Italy and the German Empire par Plácido Romero Sanjuán 1 RUSSIA 1866 Garibaldi France ITALY 1859 Nice Italy Giolitti conservative 1870 liberal Savoy 1868 Sardinia GERMANY Mazzini Corsica Papal 1856 Cavour . The monarchy of Piedmont - , governed by Prime Minister , started a unification process . In Lombardy was annexed . Later on , led a popular uprising . In 1861 , Victor Emmanuel II of was proclaimed king of Italy . In , Austria left Venetia , and in , the States were annexed by . 2 II ITALY Schweinsteiger 1864 tsar I liberal AUSTRIA 1860 Sweden conservative Zollverein Bismarck Lebensraum Second Kaiser Russia France 1875 1871 PRUSSIA customs third Denmark GERMANY . In 1834 , Prussia created a union ( ) . In 1861 , Otto von , a politician , became chancellor of Prussia . Prussia declared war on in , on Austria in 1866 , and on in 1870 . In , Wilhelm was proclaimed ( emperor ) of the German Empire ( Reich ) .