The Ottoman Empire attempt to reform itself between 1839 and 1914 because the Empire sought to copy European legal and military institutions and the secular values from liberalism They saw the success of Europe and wanted to confirm and copy their success The reforms implemented brought about the freedom of the economy the end of high taxes on the population fought corruption and extended religious tolerance The success of the reforms as a whole is hard to judge because they were more helpful in some regions rather than others For some citizens these reforms greatly improved their way of life but for others the changes seemed far too radical to be okay with It was so difficult to unify Italy because Italy had been divided since the Renaissance and different parts of the country were favored by different nations Austria controlled Venetia and the Papal state was supported by France the Italian people also were spiteful of the idea of unification adding extra difficulties