The Unifications of Germany and Italy: Every Day

See how a series of wars in the mid-1800s rapidly united Italy and Germany after centuries of division from Napoleon III helping Sardinia take Lombardy to when he's forcibly abdicated as German troops take Paris in 1871 proclaiming their new empire.
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[@EmperorTigerstar]

Thanks for a million views everyone!

[@Eterealgames]

ok

[@oneboredguy101]

Ur welcome buddy

[@alaagamerroblox6206]

Hi!

[@iben_coene]

with pleasure

[@kinhoo18]

Ay

[@cptant7610]

Fun fact: Bismarck opposed the annexation of Elsace lorraine. His reasoning was that it would turn France into a permanent enemy of Germany. Turns out he was right.

[@randomcommenter100]

True, but Bismarck also vanguarded the use of "reparations" against France, which would later be used by France to justify the sums owed by Germany at the end of WWII.

[@randomcommenter100]

Planet Watcher Well, technically we were invited to rule over Alsace in the Thirty years' war by its own population, which is why it hasn't really ever mattered to us to ask ourselves if the land is "historically" ours.

[@mistermort77]

Sadly, it was true. French people were so happy that Napoleon 3 reign and the empire ended that the Franco Prussian war would have been soon forgotten. But the annexion of Alsace / Lorraine mostly against their will at the time ( see the story of the then mayor Emile Kuss ) create a lot of turmoil in France ( see the commune of Paris ) and created the condition of the First World War

[@Gallo4]

Well, the northeastern part of Lorraine, which Germany annexed, was also German-Speaking.

[@Daedalus257]

Bismarck also predicted WW1 by the end of his life.

[@louisxvioffrance990]

So much aggressive expansion penalty. Hope they cored all that land.

[@markhenley3097]

Well, Bismarck gets you +15 Administrative Power monthly, so I think they did.

[@CrapeCraft]

This is Vic2 territory

[@CharlyRuga]

So much Infamy penalty.

[@marionlara428]

Louis XVI of France At least they get permanent claims.

[@Strongholdex]

Let's get some facts right.Germany wasn't aggressive though, because France declared war on Germany after being provoced by a german newspaper article. Oh and by the way. Elsaß was until the 16th century a normal german region like others, but the French king Louis the 14th decided to pursue a so called reunification policy, regarding the empire of Charles the Great, who controlled territories of Germany, Bohemia, France, Belgium, Netherlands and so on. So basically he intended to occupy Them and indeed he was successful concerning Elsaß.

[@troll5799]

And people in San Marino don't pay taxes since 301 AD.

[@oguzoflaz270]

Greek Patriot xD

[@MilanPavlovic540]

Greek Patriot Make San Marino Great Again!

[@instaurareomniainchristo5634]

Planet Watcher Make Pernambuco Great Again too!

[@lauriallantorni2036]

Milan Pavlovic "again"

[@limaluu3250]

Fun fact: when the Italian king was in San Marino, people there told him that they didn't want to be a part of unified italy

[@777_inca]

wow Italy and Germany cleaned up some border gore... GO ITALY AND GERMANY!

[@granatapacifica]

With only 10 years apart... Lol that almost looks planned

[@draphotube4315]

@@granatapacifica during the revolutions of 1846 or smth, both Italian nationalists and German nationalists tried to unify their respective peoples. But failed because the monarchist powers destroyed their revolutions.

[@ianmelon484]

@@draphotube4315 1848*, also it was because no one could agree how they were going to unite italy along with the monarchies not wanting that, and by monarchies I mean austria and it's puppets since it dominated most of italy and tried to also be the dominant power in germany

[@adrianothegoat]

Oh lord…

[@marcobelli6856]

@@granatapacificaGaribaldi was a Freemason

[@Nexxarian]

Germany, Italy, and Japan all unified at the same time. Why were the 1860s so popular for this?

[@unadin4583]

Nexxarian: That's a good question. I would say that: 1. Germany and Italy experienced the same things leading up to unification at approximately the same time. The people of both countries had to deal with their land being occupied by Napoleon. They each experienced the revolutions of 1848. They seemed to be on the same time schedule as far as events that would encourage nationalism and social change. 2. I think that Japan's consolidation of power around this time is coincidental. Japan was very isolated from the outside word until Commodore Perry's visit around 1853. The Japanese were smart enough to see that if they did not put aside their differences and copy western practices, that they would meet the same fate as other people of the far east. I think it was coincidental and not linked to Germany or Italy. 3. You did not mention the establishment of Canada as a nation in 1867. From what I understand, that was prompted in part by the American Civil War. From what I read, Canadians worried that the USA might come after them next, and thought that by creating a sovereign nation, that they would be in a stronger diplomatic position if the USA decided to invade them. I could be wrong about this, and I think that it is probably coincidental to Germany and Italy.

[@AdaaDK]

@Nexxarian: The importence of the 1860´s on europe historiy is that most of the events that happende here unified the german empire that later on tryed to counquere the world in WW1, and then when beaten in WW1, turned around fooled everyone and almost did it in WW2. Most of the 1860 history made it posible for germany to unify and get the stength they needed to pull off WW1 and WW2. Even if they ended up losing both wars, the horrific things that came out of these wars saids it all. (nukes/internet/big tanks and planes).

[@allium2718]

The Idea of nationalism emerged, the feeling that everyone with a shared culture and language should unite for the greater good of the community.

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

@@allium2718 Nationalism existed decades before the 1860s. It started taking form in a recognisable way in the mid-to-late 1800s during the era of constant French aggression and expansion under Napoleon.

[@allium2718]

@@EndOfSmallSanctuary97 Yes. I meant that the idea of nationalism had actual more noticeable sucess from then on.

[@marvelfannumber1]

I still find it kind of incredible that the Pope used the ancient Aurelian Walls to defend Rome against the Italians in 1870. Didn't work out too well with modern weapons and all..

[@Levin1877]

Nobody was even thinking they could be an actual defence against an enemy attack. They just happened to be there. The Church state didn't rely on military options to protect itself, but only on diplomatic (mainly French) support, and this turned out to be more effective than 100 000 bayonnets. Well, until French collapsed.

[@marvelfannumber1]

It's still pretty badass to imagine the Swiss guard protecting Rome from the ancient 3rd Century walls in 1870 though. Truly the end of an era in a way.

[@troll5799]

get it marvel the last part of the roman empire is fall in 1870!

[@andreamarino6010]

marvelfannumber1 i live in Rome (Roma) and there are still the Walls...

[@andreamarino6010]

Eagle the last part of Roman empire fall in the 1453

[@daniels7568]

france: wow germany stop it germany: lol this isnt even my final form scrub

[@albertobellini98]

Harjit Sajjan Frieza Style.

[@7macfly2]

Harjit Sajjan and now germany lost almost half of its territory..

[@bottomtext]

Sad reacts only

[@Strongholdex]

Actually France declared war on Germany, not the other way round.

[@KDZX4]

That's what Prussia/Germany wanted. Napoléon was pretty much pushed to declare war, well played from Bismarck.

[@orestisbe6978]

Wow, I never realised Sardinia managed to unite Italy in barely 1,5 years. Impressive!

[@viperking6573]

And Sardinians don't even feel Italian today that's ironic

[@antoniodagostino5891]

With France help*

[@GRANFRA99]

Actually it wasn't Sardinia. We refer at them as the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont, but the piedmontese were the leaders, not the sardinians

[@viperking6573]

@@GRANFRA99 It's important to know that at the time it was really called the sardinian kingdom, the pope said "the aggressive actions of the sardinian army" when asking help from the conquest of the papal state

[@digge2210]

Piedmont

[@razzy113]

3:28 that bird sure likes looking into france

[@heinrichvonpreuen3634]

Ah nice... Im not the only one, who can see things in geometric forms

[@Hydra2054]

When you think about it, Germany and Italy have the same story. Both emerged from the Holy Roman Empire collapsing, both were all of these separate states, both united in the same time, both fought against Austria for their unity, both were a kingdom/empire. Both had economic problems after WW1, both had dictators run their country, both became allies in WW2, both lost WW2, and Both became top economies in Europe during and after the cold war.

[@CapCody]

Italy top European economy???

[@Hydra2054]

@@CapCody I said one of. I didn't mean it was at the very top.

[@Hydra2054]

@Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation🇩🇪 East Francia annexed Rome, doing that then renamed itself the holy Roman empire. Everyone just forgets that the holy Roman empire actually had Italy because most of the Holy Roman empires modern history goes into the years after it lost Italy. also you don't have to be rude.

[@-Eisenfaust-]

Germany did not fight Austria for its unification. In fact, in the German War (Prussian-Austrian War), almost all German states (Bavaria, Hanover, Saxony, Württemberg, Baden, Hesse, Frankfurt) fought for Austria. It was about supremacy in Germany, not about unification. Austria itself sought the unification of Germany (Greater Germany with Austria), but Prussia wanted to unify Germany under itself, and this was only possible if Austria, its greatest rival, was expelled from German politics.

[@SHISH_STYLE]

​@@CapCodyin the late 80s and early 90s it was the 4th biggest economy after germany and above uk and france

[@giorgiociaravolol1998]

Italy and Germany: two great countries with a similar history, the first managed in ancient times and the middle age to give birth to incredible things, the second has becoming a working powerhouse in no time, showing the effect of hard work. Great!

[@chip1646]

@Demy Troy What about the car you drive? Oh and the airplanes you use to see your family. Oh and Europe not killing each other?

[@divyde_]

Also the countries with the richest non capital cities edit : in europe

[@otto-pi8xu]

while the first is in absolute shambles

[@allo3573]

@@otto-pi8xu lol "absolute shambles" where

[@ffarkasm]

Remember the good old times when Germany didn't need to bother Belgium to invade France? Those were the times...

[@bn56would]

This war was the exact reason why Germany couldn't replicate that invasion though. The French watched and learned how the Germans could exploit the northern border where there were no natural barriers, and were prepared by the next time Germany tried to use that border by building fortifications that prevented any German advance. It's like disease immunity in war strategy.

[@Winged-h7y]

@@bn56would France developed memory t and b cells so Germany had to change their cell wall

[@bn56would]

@@Winged-h7y Yes lol I really like the comparison to pathogen immunity

[@googane7755]

@@bn56would In turn, they were blitzkrieged through their northern border and France capitulated within a month. Evolution is an ever changing cycle.

[@mirzahamzabaig5667]

@@googane7755 I mean it worked (almost) the first time..

[@Dumby_the_dum_dum]

2:07 prussia: hey austria i want your help!! Austria:is it france? Russia? Both?! Prussia:worst *DnMaRk*

[@diamondsky3787]

*what is that?*

[@luftwaffle4327]

*how could the Prussians invade something that doesn’t exist?*

[@anrykmapping6268]

𝙒𝙃𝘼𝙏?

[@yumenoko-g6y]

@@luftwaffle4327 they needed austria to open a portel into an alternate dimension where denmark exists

[@RandomZex]

@@yumenoko-g6y I see....

[@huperchild2787]

0:22 Sardinia: Time to conquer all of Italy 1:48 *Most of italy

[@seanlogan7912]

What about the pope? No one invades the pope

[@caniget600subscriberswitho5]

@@seanlogan7912 who is the pope? Priest probably. And he has got holy water. Who'd like to buy the holy water? Me said, France

[@mikedavies565]

r/unexpectedbillwurtz

[@limaluu3250]

@@caniget600subscriberswitho5 swiftly buing it and selling it to the rest of the world

[@TheMormonGuy-ph]

India?

[@quintiax]

Germany was using iSorrowsproductions tactic and driving with trucks into Paris!

[@kasequark4286]

Imbrydon everyone does

[@zunfix1194]

Kase Quark um no you quack

[@alexk567]

Now to Moscow

[@michaelweiske702]

Unfortunately it seemed like they built at least level 7 forts in paris because it lasted a really long time.

[@SuperLusername]

Michael Weiske Little did the French know that 69 years later Paris would be raped.

[@anthonymagkno]

As someone who's entire heritage is German and Italian, this video makes me smile

[@morguwu3297]

As someone who watches an anime based off of personified countries, this makes me scream and fangirl. *im not crazy i swear*

[@obrkenobi1170]

What's the name of the anime?

[@corvuscadaver]

+Obr Kenobi Hetalia.

[@morguwu3297]

aaa dont fight ;;

[@anthonymagkno]

First of all, the Austrians are Germans in denial. Second, Franco-Prussian War

[@BraceletGrolf]

The period france started hating germany

[@jmiquelmb]

They've been hating each other for ever, pretty much

[@abadyr_]

Yeah, but before that time, it wasn't "Germany" (It was the F*ing Habsbourgs) .... What? .... No, wait! Don't kill me, I love the Habsbourgs!! NOooo... ....

[@Sauron930]

That started with Napoléon. Ironically, the hate against the French gave the disunited Germans a first, modern national identity.

[@Etrune]

Ironically, France has played a great part in the unification of Germany. Napoleon 1st dissolves the holy empire and created larger nations. And Napoleon 3 by becoming the aggressor who legitimizes the union.

[@BraceletGrolf]

You can even go back further in times with the end of the 30 years war which allowed Prussia to form in the first place by strenghtening Brandenburg.

[@Riddarstolphe]

'Es ist schwer, unter Bismarck Kaiser zu sein!' (it's hard being emperor under bismarck) - Kaiser Wilhelm I.

[@Cnut_the_grape]

This sounds so much more aggressive in German.

[@supertori8585]

@@Cnut_the_grape German sounds actually aggressive, there r even videos about it

[@Lightnings]

Es war gut für Deutschland, dass nicht die ganze Macht beim Kaiser lag, sondern ein cleverer Politiker wie Bismarck Anteil daran hatte.

[@MrDonut-ch8dr]

@@supertori8585 No

[@derbasierte4194]

@@Cnut_the_grape No it doesn’t.

[@thomasbw_]

I'm Italian, and i love how both Italy and Germany had a similar unification history, in the same years. love Germany from Italy 🇮🇹🤝🇩🇪

[@user-fb9ql8bm2e]

Interesting that this widespread nationalism across both countries during this time likely helped fascists gain power in both

[@Christian_Sannino]

Based

[@nein236]

Wärt ihr nur im ersten Weltkrieg auch auf unserer Seite gewesen...

[@Tortellobello45]

@@nein236 a Uk, Germany, Italy and Ottoman Empire vs Russia, Austria Hungary and France WW1 could’ve happened if the Kaiser wasn’t so aggressive

[@nein236]

@@Tortellobello45 No. The anglos would have NEVER fought with Germany. No matter what scenario. This war was fabricated by the anglo, against the german.

[@Gorboduc]

The time Italy and Germany scored four touchdowns in a single game.

[@zinc8208]

I like how in the old days, you could go in a straight line and surround their capitals

[@pocketmarcy6990]

Cavour: Garibaldi, whatever you do, don’t invade the two Sicilies, we don’t have the resources to win a war like that Garibaldi: Invades Sicily with 1000 men and wins easily, then proceeds to march on and capture Naples.

[@granatapacifica]

He had the help from a lot of bourbon revolutionaries but. Really. Would you shoot 1000 cute guys with a red coat?

[@whitezombie10]

@@granatapacifica if it is to defend the conquisted land, yes

[@TS1336]

The invasion of Sicily and other regions with 1.000 men is vastly exaggerated and overhyped. The Bourbon army back then was comprised of no less than 20.000 men, if I recall correctly. After 150 years, historians are finally finding out the invasion became possible thanks to secret deals with local lords as well as the "proto-mafia".

[@cavestoryfan10]

In fact he had a lot of resources. He received 3 million of French franks by the English masons.

[@Old_Harry7]

@@cavestoryfan10 the English supported the Neapolitans...

[@Nick-rd6qr]

Never mess with Prussia

[@kreeperface397]

Prussia got its revenge during this war. Because the prussian hate for France came from Npoleon's campaign of 1806, when the french army basically crushed the whole prussian army in two weeks. Then the French were seeking for their revenge they finally got in 1914-1918. And then the germans were seeking for a revenge they got in 1940... Hopefully, those two countries have a strong relationship now, or we would already have 1 or 2 wars opposing France and Germany since 1945 ^^

[@soapegg]

Never mess with *The spacemarines**

[@GrzegorzusLudi]

That feel when it's dead for rough 70 years. :>

[@Cheesemongle]

*clears throat* PREUßENS GLORIA

[@boxman9033]

agreed

[@EPICoutcast24]

Italy could have sided with Germany in the Franco-Prussian War, taken back Nice and Savoy and possibly Corsica

[@silverpleb2128]

Corsica sold by Genoa to franceSavoy given by an italian state to france France helped the italians states for their unification, against the Austrians Do you italians, really likes to change sides?

[@lorenzomanzoni1478]

PennyS we never changed sides WW1: Austria betrayed the triple alliance by attacking the entente without consulting Italy and Germany, so Italy had all the reasons to attack Austria WW2: Italy was with the germans, until both the allies and the german conquered it. Northern Italy was administered by the Germans, the rest by the allies. The only side switcher in WW2 is Bulgaria. It sided with the Axis but it switched to the Allies because it feared the soviets lmao

[@mikeamber2528]

Romania also switched sides.

[@D1FT0N1]

@@lorenzomanzoni1478 not totally correct, the reason why Italy attacked was the secret agreement between Italy and UK. Basically they promised Italy the tryol and many colonies in turkey and Africa, but when war ended they didn't respected all the path. In fact italians remember that as the "Mutilated Victory"... That's wasn't victory at all.

[@MaxwellTornado]

@@lorenzomanzoni1478 You don't get to attack someone, because they declared war on someone else.

[@Rajendran19181]

Prussia in 1866 fighting the Austrians Prussia in 1916 Fighting WITH the Austrians Things change so much in short periods of time

[@barrankobama4840]

and God, was that a mistake

[@LanzFamily]

The Prussian never wanted to humiliate the Austrians like they did with France. That's why shortly after the war they became friends

[@salty_simon]

pokefan56785 pokemonx and y It was part of Bismarcks plan to offer austria a very mildly peace deal so they could potentially get them back as allie later on.

[@xijo7]

Poland in 1939 fighting the Germans Poland in 2018 fighting the Germans

[@nationalistfromcanada3497]

I wouldn't call 50 years a short period of time, that's like 3 generations of people right there.

[@ikoniccinokic5263]

Napoleon Bonaparte was so traumatic that several european countries have united after his death, we always looked at his impact during his life but even after his death he has change the continent and the world forever.

[@ellidominusser1138]

He wasn't the whole reason for nationalism

[@ilFrancotti]

If you pay attention to the borders you may notice that those of Prussia and the Kingdom of Sardinia, from where both the unification processes began, were pretty much one the copy of the other, just pointing at opposite directions.

[@FalkyRocket2222]

and they both lost their little pointy areas lol (savoy, nizza - east prussia, silesia)

[@ilFrancotti]

@@FalkyRocket2222 exactly. Some sort of geopolitical curse. In order to form their respective countries they had to lose their "starting/identity point".

[@ellidominusser1138]

​@@ilFrancotti that was only necessary for Sardinia-Piedmont though

[@ilFrancotti]

@@ellidominusser1138 Initially yes, but in the long run both countries were affected. And to follow on the "geopolitical curse story" we can observe that the longer a country had kept its "starting/identify point" the more territorially unstable and painful the process had been.

[@ellidominusser1138]

@@ilFrancotti those processes only occured with Germany and Italy. No other country unified like that, and it didn't have anything to do with starting/identify point, for Prussia/Germany to lose their eastern provinces was a natural thing to do since they wouldn't just take something not adjacent, and for Sardinia-Piedmont to lose Savoie and Nice was cause of the claims that France had there from medieval times. It's just a coincidence that happened with both Italy and Germany imo

[@SILNT_KH]

Imagine if someone had to draw the map of europe in the mid 1800's

[@gametmane1093]

That’s easy compared to the abomination of the HRE .

[@imon9928]

He/She will become mad.

[@triggeredravioli]

At least he had a job

[@scipioafricanus5871]

That would be, like, the mother of border gore.

[@eyb0ss313]

Challenge accepted.

[@SuperLusername]

It was at this point Britain knew it fucked up. Essentially Britain endorsed and helped in any diplomatic way it could to create the German empire. The goal was to have a strong empire on the border with France so France has someone tk worry about and stop competing with British imperialist intentions around the world. A powerful empire he British wanted and a powerful enpire they got. Too powerful in fact as by the late 19th century the German empire was the foremost industrial, scientific and (land) military power in the world. It had to be disasembled.

[@cykablyatman1000]

@Brett Miller the British won, at the cost of their economy, power and empire

[@mr_bridou6507]

@@Sceptonic Depends on what you mean by powerful. Germany nowadays couldn't stand a war against France or Britain, it's no more a powerful country in military like it used to be.

[@homerpoikafani1336]

@@Sceptonic They are politically very weak and their people are dying out. Same in other european countries really so who cares. But yes the Germans are very strong and have been so since the Romans took over Gaul and Britannia.

[@loiseaunoir7528]

@@homerpoikafani1336 no

[@Tortellobello45]

@@Sceptonic that's true, if italy, france or uk passes them, they will be able to build a stronger economy. By the way all countries i mentionated have a stronger army than germany

[@whitezombie10]

3:17 Italy: if no one is looking I will take it

[@ronozize3578]

Those were the days man

[@smartboi5354]

Good times

[@_blank-_]

@@aeugh7861 RIP Poland

[@1Phase1]

When I read that title, "the unifications of Germany and Italy" I thought this was some fictional (or even historical) scenario where the two countries united lol

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

That'd be one interesting country. o.O

[@lollife2532]

Me too XD

[@1Phase1]

@SpyroSfilms Yeah pretty much

[@thefirstprimariscatosicari6870]

That was the early HRE.

[@lucluc6292]

HRE in a nutshell

[@rickj895]

this was a masterpiece

[@lewangoalski3195]

Me at first : Germany and Italy were unified? Me after watching : ...... Crap.

[@blaz2892]

Fun fact: When Italy invaded the Papal States during the Franco-Prussian War, the Pope declared that the first artillery commander to order a barrage on Rome would be excommunicated. To get around this, a Jewish artillery commander got to give that order.

[@ShienChannel]

Nationalism in 1920-30 in Italy and Germany is son of the sentiment of unification of the 1860, that was created by France and Austrian-hungaric invading lands multiple times.

[@et3747]

There needs to be a feature film of Garibaldi

[@andreamarino6010]

et 37 Garibaldi is a hero

[@unadin4583]

et 37. I agree. He seems to be an important but overlooked historic figure.

[@andreamarino6010]

Unadin many peoples don't know why Anita (Garibaldi's wife) is died. Someone says she is kill by Garibaldi, and this theory is very likely.... I don't know believe it (sorry for bad english)

[@unadin4583]

Andrea: That would make for an interesting side plot in the movie et 37 suggested.

[@andreamarino6010]

Unadin you dpn't understant that is happened for real

[@LucasSanga]

yo EmporerTigerstar love you man, my teacher played your ww2 videos in my history class, I already saw the vids though so I knew it was you and I told people in my class that as well, amazing mate.

[@nonsochenomemettere2482]

The history of Italy is beautiful

[@anren8162]

Been a year since the last time i visited this channel, congrats on 75,000 subs man!

[@italianmapperchris3168]

I have been waiting for this video, now it's finally here

[@shinflo6101]

Germany It could be perfect But When I see what my country has become...

[@Humbabas]

What exacltly has it become?

[@shinflo6101]

So Tiny And not all "old" germans are united in one single german nation

[@Bratzernnjr]

Sweden

[@shinflo6101]

?

[@abadyr_]

"old"... hummm, ok? "Germans" ok! "old germans" ... what?

[@thewinterlord1518]

Look at the map at the end: Austria, Germany, France. This was the God-tier Europe, guys.

[@AgarthaFan]

Too true

[@CDexie]

@MultiMocking ...of empires spending their wealth and the blood of their peoples on meaningless wars

[@nekhlioudovbolkonsky2901]

God tuer Europe was Frankish en pire in my opinion

[@dimmler7851]

Dont forget the ottomans 😏

[@CDexie]

@@masterql5 Unification of what? I didn't get your point. Please point me to a more useless war than the first World War (you know, at the height of those European Empires). Nothing more than imperialism and nationalism jerking each other off, while people were HORRENDOUSLY dying at the front.

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

Can we hope for a more detailed account on Italian unification (which of course had been long brewing before it finally happened) set to some rousing Verdi music?

[@TheOrangeGambit]

This video accurately shows that don't mess with the Prussian Space Marines!

[@thewinterlord1518]

then everything changed when the Vodka Nation attacked.

[@blackmesa232323]

TheWinterLord15 Prussians beat the Russians in WW1. Don't fuck with the space marines.

[@CaptainDecimus]

It's not like both Russia and Germany were begging for peace, and Germany's population was starving to death as the war went on... Brusilov offensive? What's that?

[@GLBHemstreet]

The Kaiser Protects.

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Unless you're Napoleon, since he conquered the entirety of Prussia and destroyed its armies in like two weeks in 1806.

[@prospecial]

awesome video, but as i am from schleswig-holstein in northern germany i noticed a small mistake 30th october 1864 its "lauenburg" instead of "laurenburg" ;-)

[@unadin4583]

Do you live near Kiel?

[@prospecial]

nope, just outside of hamburg

[@RandomGuy-kl2so]

This was uploaded at roughly 2:01am EST in my time. Damn EmperorTigerStar get some sleep.

[@EmperorTigerstar]

I'm not in EST, lol. Silly East Coasters having a bad time zone.

[@Distress.]

EmperorTigerstar thems fighting words

[@OwnageCubed]

Thank you for this video. I am learning about this in AP history it is helpful

[@everyvidchannel]

Alternate title : The downfall of Austrian dominance over the German and italian kingdom/states

[@granatapacifica]

Other alternate title: small states being suppressed by the local bully

[@anto-sk4ce]

@@granatapacifica fammi indovinare sei neoborbonico

[@granatapacifica]

@@anto-sk4ce no ma era per metterla da un altro punto di vista XD Se devo essere onesto sono più per il sud Italia bizantino piuttosto che borbonico, almeno i bizantini erano per il progresso P.s. non voglio il sud Italia bizantino né borbonico, l'Italia è bella com'è unita, ma se devo dare le mie preferenze preferirei i bizantini piuttosto che i borboni

[@anto-sk4ce]

@@granatapacifica okok comunque sono di Palermo tu?

[@granatapacifica]

@@anto-sk4ce Ferrara, sono del nord

[@manojoogo5003]

This was epic, i hope you do more of this style.

[@irontusk341]

1864.... "FORWARD!!! FOR DENMARK" - Peter Jansen Danish 8th Regiment

[@owenklein4361]

Rip Prussia 😖

[@kreeperface397]

Prussia existed until the 1930's I believe. Wasn't it a member state of Germany or something like that ?

[@xbox_cheeto5338]

ya, but its dominance over Germany and its tradition was lost.

[@manojoogo5003]

Actually, while Prussia lost most of its de-facto power in 1934 being split into Gaue like Pomerania, Silesia etc. it officially still existed. All ministries were merged however, Hitler became Prussian governor and Göring Prussian Prime Minister. It was finally dissoluted by the Allies in 1947.

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

Well it was pretty much gone after 1945 when Germany's modern day borders were established. The vast majority of what was originally the territories of Prussia i.e. those actually called "Prussia" was given to Poland, West Prussia was already Polish after WWI. When the Allies officially destroyed it, there wasn't really anything left to destroy other than what Brandenburg?

[@3uujh656]

Prussian mapper well Prussia was really just an extended Brandenburg and Brandenburg still exists.

[@isakmattisson845]

Great video as always! They always spur my curiosity and make me read more about the matter.

[@EchoL0C0]

The notes section was really helpful; thanks for the additional context for uneducated swine like me who have virtually no background knowledge.

[@yog-sothothery5720]

Great video.

[@firstnamelastname.2]

2:40 "When Prussia-Italy wins that war,They take land,Play Normal War sound here,along with some Intense Music."

[@klimentmilanov]

I like the way you detail and organize the key, it helps a lot to understand what's going on, and when you pause the timeline to explain what's going on, that's really helpful too!

[@serlelsano1153]

2:01 poor denmarck

[@seneca983]

Denmark is always doing badly in wars.

[@trihermawan9553]

@@seneca983 they won the first Schleswig war

[@seneca983]

@@trihermawan9553: Yeah, and I think they won against the Victual Brothers as well? But it seems that often Denmark has performed poorly in wars (even when they might have been on the side that eventually won like in the Great Northern War).

[@Cnut_the_grape]

That's a gangbang if I've ever seen one.

[@divingdave2945]

What were they thinking?

[@pravaskiodjek]

Alsace Lorraine is German! From Croatia!

[@pravaskiodjek]

@Louis Caca-torze serbia is turkey and kosovo is albania

[@pravaskiodjek]

@Louis Caca-torze ok serb

[@pravaskiodjek]

@Louis Caca-torze ok french

[@obitwokenobi9808]

Tfw you realize that Germany and Italy, as nation states, are even younger than the USA yet have had such a profound impact on geopolitics.

[@j.m6184]

Holy Roman Empire

[@BossXygman]

@@j.m6184 They aren't the same thing

[@j.m6184]

@@BossXygman the person I replied has deleted his comment

[@echoes5476]

someone might say that the unification of Italy ended in the great war

[@unadin4583]

How so?

[@echoes5476]

@@unadin4583 I think italian propaganda at the time said that the war against the austro-hungarians was the last war to unify all the italians (south tirol, trieste, pula, dalmatia)

[@dan-andreinafureanu6046]

And Romania? They reunited earlier than Germany and Italy but during the same time. You should've done all 3 together.

[@empat8052]

they got united by the russians XDDDDDDDD

[@Wm7forthewin]

so during the fraco-prussia war, a bunch of german states were like, “hey let’s join prussia!”

[@chip1646]

Since France declared war on them and they went to Prussia for protection

[@Wm7forthewin]

@@chip1646 Oh, I see. Makes more sense now.

[@checkcommentsfirst3335]

Edgy Loser was Bismarck’s Plan btw

[@Wm7forthewin]

@oh yeah yeah classic Bismarck always has a plan.

[@checkcommentsfirst3335]

Edgy Loser ^^

[@MChannel80]

They forgot San Marino

[@FlagAnthem]

San Marino wasn't part of the plan

[@itacom2199]

And the Vatican City

[@MChannel80]

The Vaticanis legally not a country, it's more complicated

[@itacom2199]

@@MChannel80 my dad works there, I think I know better than you if it is a country or not.

[@MChannel80]

@@itacom2199 Well it's factually a country. Legally it's more complicated.

[@florianslomke7332]

I Love Germany

[@JJ-pm4ob]

Florian Slomke ?

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

+jovan bozic you mean euros?

[@tminh5374]

love germany too from vietnam

[@mcveigh1579]

Same.

[@viperking6573]

Germania delenda est

[@sovereignrepublicofcopticx6397]

I like how Italy was the one that literally destroyed the Austro-Hungarian and caused its collapse at the end of ww1, but the allies still said they didn't contribute enough.

[@PikaPower131313]

wow, you put so much work into your vids. congrats on the million of views you got, you deserve it. I really look forwards to seeing more in the future! consider ever doing a modern day crimean war? or even the war with ISIS up to taking back Allepo?

[@sasygamer9417]

Un unificazione tra fratelli, il risorgimento

[@maxthetube8466]

i like the detaill that durng the expedition fo the thousand in sicily, it was shown as ,allies` since it wasnt sardinia itself but rather giuseppi garabaldi

[@kreeperface397]

Didn't Garibaldi participate in the franco-prussian war ? I thought Italy sent an expeditionnary corps to help France

[@dorkfish1275]

i thought garibaldi worked as chief of security on babylon 5.

[@AwoudeX]

The final war in this video is the reason behind the versailles treaty after ww1. It was revenge for this humiliation of France.

[@nerevarchthn6860]

AwoudeX and ww2 was revenge for humiliation by france

[@justthere749]

@@nerevarchthn6860 and ww3 was... oh wait

[@philipp0209]

so austria was the obstacle of forming both italy and germany?

[@cavestoryfan10]

Well, the only way France has been an obstacle for Italy is by defending the Pope. Napoleon III had an army in Rome and the Italians were scared to attack Rome because that could have lead to a war with France (which would have resulted in a complete disaster for them). So they waited for him to retire his troops (such event happened during the Franco-Prussian war) and they entered Rome

[@DonCristian_DPB]

Very interesting to think that the "states" that would eventually unify Italy and Germany were not even in Germany or Italy proper, but rather far and of small size (Sardinia and Konigsberg) which would most likely have you thinking that they are exclaves of Germany and Italy acquired later on.

[@brandonbohr.7301]

Savoy and Konigsberg.

[@unadin4583]

On a related note, France's most powerful dictator was Corsican, Germany's was Austrian, and Russia's was Georgian.

[@androtchitchinadze3450]

@@unadin4583 Austrians are Germans.

[@sfogliatelle278]

And the fun thing that they lost those territories, Germany in the war and Italy gave it to france

[@ケンヤマ-d4z]

1869: Japan 1870: Italy 1871: Germany Axis powers...

[@DamnOrangemen]

Wasn't the 'Deutschee Bund' existing until 1866? The borders of that loose bound would've been nice. Anyway this is a great video I enjoyed and that little detail would've made it perfect.

[@Sebastian-xo7zm]

Really liked this one!

[@pumpapaj8977]

Damn, those Prussian space marines tho

[@simonc2646]

You forgot Trentino Alto-Adige (South Tyrol) annexed from Italy in 1918. That officially ends the unification process.

[@gamerdrache6076]

sounth tirol is german tho

[@JohnQuincyAdams6]

@@gamerdrache6076was

[@danukil7703]

Nice video, but there is a little tiny inaccuracy at the end of the Austro-Prussian War. See, the Austrians had pretty much decisively beat Italy in the war, so when it came time to negotiate the peace treaty, they did not want to hand over Venetia to Italy. So what ended up happening was that the Austrians gave Venetia to France, who in turn gave it to Italy after "legitimizing" their pre-agreed handover with a referendum that most modern historians consider to have been a sham. So, basically, you just showed the end result. Not a terrible sin :)

[@MrDuckFIN]

_"the Austrians had pretty much decisively beat Italy in the war"_ _"they did not want to hand over Venetia to Italy."_ Is it just a typo or is there a reason for the Austrians to give up land to Italy (through France)?

[@Nyx-kb7ze]

The austrians only won two battles, the italians wrecked them on the Alps

[@thefirstprimariscatosicari6870]

The Austrians had defeated the main Italian army, but while that happened the part of the army led by Garibaldi was blitzkrieging trought Austrian controlled Sud-Tyrol, heading directly for Vienna. He arrived all the way to Trento before a peace treaty was signed.

[@Luca-ok6sw]

The First Primaris Cato Sicarius yep, if the French didn’t signed a peace garibaldi could have conquered Vienna, and Italy could have advanced way more,

[@user-oz3sk8ec2e]

Prussia-Tries to unify Germany after hundreds of years *France-Tries to stop them*

[@fountikosxasistas]

you got my like!

[@VologdaMapping]

Very good

[@Christian_Sannino]

Two different countries with a same history

[@samrparker1224]

This is so weird because I am just learning about Nationalism and the Unification of Italy and Germany in history

[@giogio173]

All hail Giuseppe Garibaldi

[@JoutenShin]

GREAT, TY!

[@TheLocalLt]

I mean Germany was never really disunited. It was just divided post-reformation into Austrian Catholic and Prussian Protestant camps who constantly fought over control of the German states. It was more that the Second Reich brought them all together culturally which had not been done before; subjects previously had more loyalty to their prince than their emperor

[@GiulioIannella1]

MISS YOU SAVOIA … NIZZA

[@napoleonbonaparte6495]

🇫🇷❤️🇩🇪🇮🇹

[@RexidusUR]

Really?

[@Kevin-xs1ft]

this video is lit! It is accurate and vivid.

[@pregno1421]

We Italians still haven't finished

[@DaDa-ui3sw]

lol

[@michaelnord3490]

And what kind of music?

[@Zelos-hy4jr]

GRANDE GARIBALI W L' ITALIA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gamevoid3684]

So essentially they both beat up Austria.

[@wisdommapping9406]

Venice was given to France because Austria didn't want Italy to have it, but then France just gave it over to Italy.

[@orel753]

The Austrians expected the French to give it to Italy, but they didn't want to surrender the territory to the Italians directly.

[@geoofficial1]

It was more like a re-unification (Odoacer and HRE) and also, Germany never fully unified since Austria is German

[@euaserias3554]

If Austria had unified Germany, East Prussia would also be excluded from the unification. East Prussia was not in the territories of the German Confederation.

[@GRANFRA99]

Garibaldi was the only general to win a fight against the prussians in the prussain french war and to get their insignia

[@worstosuplayer19]

1860s - American Civil war also 1860's - Italian Unification yet again 1860's - German Unification Still the 1860's - Japan undergoes Meiji Restoration possibly the 1860's -The Taiping Rebellion (The beginning of the end for the Qing Dynasty)

[@dulguunnorjinbat6136]

1860's once again: Canada's becomes a country

[@Z0mbify]

*All because of Napoleon.*

[@lukamilas8648]

Yea without the Napoleonic wars it’s possible Germany and Italy would never exist.