Bismarck+and+Cavour


 * Jonathon Quang**

__**PROMPT:**__ Both Bismarck and Cavour utilized the concept of Realpolitik. Compare each man’s use of Realpolitik in an effort to centralized power.

__**Bismarck:**__ o Prime minister of William I  o Practitioner of Realpolitik o Reorganized army, collected taxes, blamed the liberals for causing the breakdown of constitutional government o Danish War  ü The Danes gave up Schleswig and Holstein  ü Bismarck allied with Austria and Prussia o The Austro-Prussian War  ü Bismarck makes a deal with Napoleon to get Rhineland  ü Bismarck allied with Italy, and Italy promised Venetia __**Cavour:**__ o Prime minister for Victor Emmanuel II  o Liberal-minded noblemen o Pushed for Italian Unification o Policy of economic expansion o Agreement with Napoleon III  ü Drive Austrians out of Italy  ü France will obtain Nice and Savory  ü France made peace with Austria without Italy knowing o Garibaldi  ü Cavour encouraged Garibaldi to move on to southern Italy where a revolt had broken out against the Bourbon king of the Two Sicilies.  ü Led 1000 Red Shirts and captured the Two Sicilies  ü Planned to march up Rome o Austro-Prussian War  ü Italian state became an ally of Prussia  ü Prussia’s victory left Italy with Venetia o Franco-Prussian War  ü Withdrawal of French troops in Rome