Vin Signorile HS 102-01 Fall 2015 October 7, 2015 Campbell 179-206 1. What were the main obstacles to the political unification of the Italian peninsula in the mid-nineteenth century? What were the main obstacles to German unification? How did Cavour and Bismarck manage to overcome those obstacles? There were some main obstacles to the political unification of the Italian peninsula in the mid-nineteenth century. One being that language and dialect separated many Italians from one another
Modernism was a period in history dating from the 1860’s through to the 1970’s. The architecture of this time was characterized by the raw structural forms, simplicity, horizontal and vertical lines. The production of machinery was rapidly improving and increasing during the industrial revolution, which had a colossal influence on the design of modern architecture. Building materials and structural features were no longer concealed for aesthetic purposes as mechanics became artistic expression; exhibiting
Louis Napoleon used the plebiscite to consolidate his power by restoring universal male suffarage and called a vote to make him heriditary emperor. He choose this tool so there wouldn’t be many protests about him becoming emperor and Napoleon knew many people would support him because the people thought that he would bring stability and peace to France. Napoleon III was much more effective in his domestic policies than his foreign policies. With domestic policies he encouraged new investment banks