Fill in the Blanks 4.3. Unification of Italy and GermanyOnline version By 1871, Europe was remapped with the rise of two newly united nations: the Kingdom of Italy and the German Empire by Plácido Romero Sanjuán 1 Nice Cavour ITALY conservative 1866 Mazzini liberal RUSSIA 1856 1859 Sardinia GERMANY Italy 1870 Savoy Corsica France Giolitti Garibaldi 1868 Papal . The monarchy of Piedmont - , governed by Prime Minister , started a unification process . In Lombardy was annexed . Later on , led a popular uprising . In 1861 , Victor Emmanuel II of was proclaimed king of Italy . In , Austria left Venetia , and in , the States were annexed by . 2 third 1864 1871 1875 AUSTRIA II Second Schweinsteiger Denmark Russia Sweden France Bismarck Kaiser customs liberal PRUSSIA Zollverein tsar Lebensraum ITALY GERMANY I 1860 conservative . In 1834 , Prussia created a union ( ) . In 1861 , Otto von , a politician , became chancellor of Prussia . Prussia declared war on in , on Austria in 1866 , and on in 1870 . In , Wilhelm was proclaimed ( emperor ) of the German Empire ( Reich ) .