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Why did it take Italy longer to unify than other European nations such as Great Britain and France?

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Because france did no want Prussia to unite the Germans and, as a result, there was The Franco Prussian War and France was defeated. As a result of this war, the German Empire was proclaimed. This had nothing to do with a German inferiority complex and yes, it did take much longer than the UK, France and Spain.

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