HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Otto Von Bismarck, Italian Unification, Italian Nationalism
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Napoleon iii and the wars of italian unification. Reigning british pm palmerston wanted to roll back russia"s influence more radically than his peers. Under his leadership, britain had a disconnected diplomatic relationship with the mainland powers. Isolation meant that austria would be made vulnerable in germany and italy. Revisionist policies designed in sardinia and other austrian possessions would begin to manifest. Napoleon iii had a prideful agenda for france. He firmly believed in the international system. He saw wars as means to an end; to pursue his international agenda. Napoleon iii also wanted to restore the international order"s functionality and effectiveness, which was waning during his time. New social changes such as the communications revolution and mass education would show particular effects in germany and italy, where there was an increasing body of intellectuals. Metternich: italy could never achieve a political reality .
