Question

how was germany similar to italy in the 1800s?
revolutionaries in germany and italy called for unification.
both germany and italy were divided into confederations.
parliaments in germany and italy clashed with their king.
both germany and italy provoked a war with france.

Explanation:

In the 1800s, both Germany and Italy had nationalistic movements. Revolutionaries in these regions advocated for unification. Italy had figures like Giuseppe Mazzini who worked towards Italian unification. In Germany, there were similar calls for a unified German state.

• For the option “Both Germany and Italy were divided into confederations”: Italy was not just a confederation. It had various kingdoms, duchies etc. while Germany had the German Confederation. But this is not the most accurate similarity in terms of the core movement.
• “Parliaments in Germany and Italy clashed with their king”: This was not a major commonality related to the overall situation in the context of the 1800s unification - oriented discussions.
• “Both Germany and Italy provoked a war with France”: Italy’s unification wars did not primarily involve provoking France in the same way as Germany’s (Franco - Prussian War was more of a later event in German unification and not a commonality at the broad 1800s level for both).

Answer:

Revolutionaries in Germany and Italy called for unification.