Nationalism and the Creation of Italy

Nationalism is the belief that a person should be loyal to their ancestry and the nation that they come from. In the past, nationalism has played a big part in shaping our world. Italy is the perfect example of this. For years, Italy was just a series of provinces ruled by some European contries. However, by 1815, the Italian people were getting tired of being controlled by other people. It was then that 2 people helped to unite Italy. The first was a man called Giuseppe Mazzini. In 1832. He organized a nationalist group known as Young Italy. In 1848, a series of revolts broke out in Italy and he managed to lead a democratic government for a while. However, the former rulers managed to drive him out of Italy and into exile. After that, the people turned to the Italian State of Piedmont-Sardinia for leadership. In 1852, the king of Piedmont-Sardinia appointed Camillo di Cavour as his prime minister. He worked tirelessly to help the Italian state expand its power. At the same time, he managed to unite Italy in the process.

Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simon Bolivar was a revolutionary in Latin America. Inspired by the American and French Revolutions, he began to fight for the independence of the Spanish colonies in Latin America. In 1810, he began to take control of Caracas in Venezuela. He began to gain power and popularity in South America as he attempted to free to Spanish Colonies. By 1819, he established the Republic of Colombia and declared himself president. He then began to expand his views to the rest of South America. In 1822, with the help of his subordinate General Antonio Jose de Sucre, he freed Ecuador from Spanish rule. In 1824, Bolivar freed the last Spanish stonghold in South America-Peru. The country of Bolivia was also formed in honor of Simon Bolivar.