1852
Camillo di Cavour becomes prime minister of Sardinia
1859
Sardinia receives Lombardy; other northern Italian states unite with Sardinia
1860
Garibaldi invades Sicily, then liberates Sicily and Naples; southern Italian region unites with northern
1861
Italy is declared a unified nation; king of Sardinia is crowned Victor Immanuel II of Italy
1862
Bismarck becomes prime minister of Prussia
1866
Prussia defeats Austria
1867
Prussia annexes various German states into North German Confederation
1870
Papal States become part of unified Italy
1870-1871
Franco-Prussian War
1871
German Empire declared; Wilhelm I of Prussia crowned emperor
Camillo di Cavour becomes prime minister of Sardinia
1859
Sardinia receives Lombardy; other northern Italian states unite with Sardinia
1860
Garibaldi invades Sicily, then liberates Sicily and Naples; southern Italian region unites with northern
1861
Italy is declared a unified nation; king of Sardinia is crowned Victor Immanuel II of Italy
1862
Bismarck becomes prime minister of Prussia
1866
Prussia defeats Austria
1867
Prussia annexes various German states into North German Confederation
1870
Papal States become part of unified Italy
1870-1871
Franco-Prussian War
1871
German Empire declared; Wilhelm I of Prussia crowned emperor