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 1870 Corsica 1856 liberal 1866 Garibaldi Mazzini RUSSIA Sardinia Cavour Papal conservative GERMANY Savoy Giolitti ITALY 1859 Italy France Nice 1868 . 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 liberal Second 1864 Russia 1875 GERMANY third I Schweinsteiger conservative ITALY PRUSSIA Sweden 1860 Kaiser II AUSTRIA Bismarck customs Lebensraum Denmark Zollverein 1871 France tsar . 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 ) .