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 conservative Sardinia France Savoy liberal GERMANY Corsica 1866 Garibaldi 1868 Mazzini Papal 1856 Cavour 1859 RUSSIA Giolitti Italy 1870 Nice ITALY . 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 GERMANY tsar AUSTRIA 1875 1871 conservative Bismarck Lebensraum liberal Sweden 1860 I II Second France 1864 ITALY Zollverein Denmark customs PRUSSIA Kaiser third Russia Schweinsteiger . 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 ) .