Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Events

The French Revolution

1789 AD

1789 - 1804
The start of the rise of nationalism in europe

The Curious Case of Britain

1801

Behind -
1688 - The English parliament seized power from the Monarchy
1707 - The Act of Union between England and Scotland that resulted in the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
1798 - A failed revolt led by Wolfe Tone and his united Irishmen
Now -
1801 - Ireland forcibly incorporated into the United Kingdom

Serbian Revolution against the Ottoman Empire

1804

1804 - 1815
Also around this time - The Napoleonic Code and The Battle of Waterloo leading to the fall of Napolean

Giuseppe Garibaldi

1807

1807 - 1882
Part of Mazzini's "Young Italy" movement.
Garibaldi led the famous expedition - "Thousand to South Italy"
Led an army of volunteers to fight the last obstacle to the unification of Italy.

The Grimm Brothers

1812

They publish their first collection of tales

Congress of Vienna

1815

The objective of the Congress was to provide a long-term peace plan for Europe by settling critical issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. The goal was not simply to restore old boundaries but to resize the main powers so they could balance each other off and remain at peace.

Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire

1821

1821 - 1829

Belgian Revolution

1830

1830 - 1831
Also around this time -
Revolution in Poland and Lithuania

Treaty of Constantinople

1832

Recognized Greece as an Independent Nation

Guiseppe Mazzini

1833

Founding of "Young Europe" in Berne.

Silesia

1845

Weavers in Silesia lead a revolt against contractors

Uprising in Greater Poland

1846

The Revolution of the Liberals in France

1848

Louis Philippe forced to flee
Also around this time -
Nationalist revolts in Hungary, Italy and Germany
(including Polish revolt in Greater Poland)
The German Middle Class tried to Unite the different regions of the German Confederation into a nation-state government by an elected parliament.

Italy unified

1859

1859 - 1861

Polish national revolt

1863

Unification of Germany

1866

1866 - 1871
By Otto Von Bismarck

Hungarians given more Autonomy

1867

The Hadsburg rulers granted more autonomy to the Hungarians

Balkan Area

1871

The most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe was the Slav area called the Balkans

Slav Nationalism

1905

Slav nationalism gathers force in the Habsburg and Ottoman Empire
Also around this time -
Norway becomes fully independent from United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway

Bulgaria becomes independent

1908

Albanian National Awakening

1912

Albania becomes independent

First World War

1914