German and Italian Unification

Level to which it is prepared: 4th ESO

Subject: History

1 We review the revolutions in France in the 19th century as one of the origins of the
processes we are going to focus on today. (ANTICIPATION)

2. Listening activity: (MINI LESSON)

https://youtu.be/Yh1nmnuyeZY

3. They have to answer the following questions to go deeper in the topic. It allows me to
know if they have understood the key facts of the video: (ACTIVE LEARNING)

1.- Who failed in their trial to mantain the old world order?

2.- What were the first countries that had became independent in the 19th century in Europe?

3.- Who leadered the Second Republic in France?

4.- When was the Frankfurt assembly summoned to create a new constitution for Germany?

5.- Why didn’t the revolts of Italy succeed?

6.- What was the strongest state in Italy?

7.- Who was the King of Sardinia at this moment?

8.- And who was the Prime Minister?

9.- What other European country did they join to for defeating the Austrians?

10.- Who took the control over Sardinia?

11.- When did the Italians threw definitively the Austrians from Italy?

12.- When did the Papal states joined the Italian forces?

13.- What was the strongest state in the Germanic confederation?

14.- Who was appointed by the Kaiser Wilhem for being the Prime Minister?

15.- When did Bismark the Alliance with Austria that provocked the war with Denmark?

16.- Why did Austria declare the war against Prussia then?

17.- What was the superiority of the Prussian army based on?

18.- What was the strategy of Bismark for weakening Austria?

19.- What were the five great Powers in Europe that had been created in the Congress of Vienna?
20.- What were the two strongest Powers in Europe by 1871?

4. A debate about what they have understood looking for common points and different
points in both processes of unification. THEY COMPLETE THIS CHART. (REFLECTION)

ITALY SIMILARITIES /THINGS IN GERMANY

COMMON

5. What conflicts of this moment can be translated to today? The Crimean importance today
in the war of Ukraine for instance. (REFLECTION)