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1. How did “nationalism” affect
Europe in the 19th-century?
Notes #16B

2. • Following the defeat of Napoleon, the
Congress of Vienna met to create a
peace settlement in Europe.
Battle of Waterloo

3. • The Congress’s purpose was to
establish a balance of power in Europe
and return monarchs to power.
Prince Klemens von
Metternich
Congress of Vienna (1814 – 1815)

4. • However, the French Revolution had
inspired the rise of nationalistic
movements in many European
countries.

5. • Nationalism is the loyalty of a people to
their values, traditions, and geography.

6. • Nationalism develops in an area that
has common customs, language, and
history.

7. Nationalistic Movements:
• The unification of Germany was led by
Otto von Bismarck.

8. • The unification of Italy was led by
Giuseppe Garibaldi and Camillo di
Cavour.
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Camillo di Cavour

9. • The unification of Italy and of Germany
resulted in upsetting the balance of
power in Europe