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