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1848-49 Revolutions Flashcards

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Causes of revolutions- Growth of liberalism

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  • liberalism became popular with middle class as they wanted representation
  • reforms of pope Pius, customs union with Tuscany which promoted free trade
  • statuto in 1847 then piedmont invaded Lombardy in 1848
  • carbonari liberal ideas for a constitution revolt in Salerno
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Causes of the revolutions- nationalism

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  • piedmont accepted Lombardy’s proposal of an alliance as they unified to fight Austria.
    -Sicilian nationalism as they rejected offer of autonomy from Ferdinand II
  • cultural influences of the Risorgimento
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Causes of the revolutions - repressive rulers

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  • Austrians we’re very oppressive in Lombardy and Venetia, and resented by the people for high taxes which caused the five days of Milan
  • Ferdinand II oppressive rule in Naples as Sicilian people hated him blaming the cholera outbreak on him
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Causes of the revolutions - pope Pius

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  • allocation stating that the war didn’t have his blessing and condemned Charles Albert, angered liberals in the Papal States
  • anti liberal count Rossi is pm in Papal States but is murdered forcing the pope to flee
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Causes of the Revolution - socioeconomic issues

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  • 90% of the population were subsistence farmers, so wheat and maize shortages in 1846 and 47 led to much discontent
  • Sicilians hated Neapolitan rule and blamed for cholera outbreak
  • living standards in towns was very poor and Austrians drove taxes very high
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How many people did the cholera outbreak kill in 1836

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65 000

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Revolution in Palermo

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Began in 1848 as peasants clash with troops and take over the city rejecting Ferdinand II offer of autonomy as they demanded a constitution, a militant provisional government in Sicily was established to stop peasants from rioting. Declares its independence from Naples

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Revolution in Salerno

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Caused by Palermo revolution, carbonari killed bourbon officials and burnt public records, a mass demonstration in Naples eventually caused Ferdinand to grant a constitution

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What caused the five days of Milan

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  • Milanese people boycotted Austrian tobacco due to the high taxes and resentment
  • revolutions in Vienna and popular unrest caused Metternich to resign.
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The five days of Milan events

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Barricades are thrown up as revolutionaries begin revolts, radetzky withdraws Austrian forces, this leaves a power vacuum in Lombardy which cassati forms a provisional government with the protection of Charles Albert.

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Revolution in Venice

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Demonstrations in Venice caused prisoner Daniel manin to be released and a Venetian st marks republic was declared.

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Why did Charles Albert join the revolution

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He feared intervention from France and the threat of revolutions spreading to piedmont, he also recognised the Austrian weakness with domestic revolutions and Metternich resignation.

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Pope Pius allocation

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Didn’t want to upset Austria so didn’t support the war and condemned charles Albert as the aggressor, he also stated he never wanted to lead a United Italy.

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What factors weakened Charles Albert forces

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  • the popes allocation caused many soldiers of durangos papal army to leave the fight
  • Ferdinand II re established his autocratic rule and ordered his army back under general Pepe
  • Charles Albert refused men to fight for him that wouldn’t swear allegiance
  • threat of 30000 French troops on piedmonts border
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Which battle was a victory for Charles Albert

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Goito

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What happened when radetzky persuades the Austrians to let him go to war

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He was confident at holding the quadrilaterals and defeated Charles Albert at customary and expelled them from Lombardy.

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Armistice of salasco

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Charles Albert agreed to give up Lombardy but retain all Piedmontese territory

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What happened when Charles Albert tried to fight Austria again in 1849

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Persuaded by gioberti Charles Albert went to war but was crushed at the battle of novara and abdicated afterwards, piedmont also paid 65000 in reparations to Austria

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Revolution in the Papal States

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Count Rossi is murdered by a mob and Pius flees, revolutionary government is established under leadership of galetti and they introduce tax reform as well as a constituent assembly elected.

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Roman republic

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Is established by the constituent assembly and a triumvirate is formed with Mazzini, armellini and saffi who introduce many liberal, democratic reforms removing power of the church.

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French intervention in Rome

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Louis Napoleon seeks to gain favour with the pope so sends troops to crush the roman republic, 20000 French troops enter the city and reclaim the city for the pope.

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Counter revolution in Venice

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The city is besieged and forced to surrender by Austria as they have taken the rest of Venetia back.

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Counter revolution in Naples and Sicily

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Ferdinand reclaimed his rule in Naples by closing down the constitutional parliament and ordered his forces to retake Sicily which they did after a force of 20000 was sent and an intensive bombing campaign.

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Reasons for failure - foreign intervention

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  • weakened austrian force in the quadrilaterals led by radetzky still crushed alberts army at custozza and novara, as well as retaking Venice, they were too strong to be challenged
  • France defeated the Roman republic with 20000 troops and remained in Rome, to gain favour with the papacy.
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Reasons for failure - lack of international support

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  • gioberti believed France would support piedmont in 1849 war
  • Britain although sympathetic didn’t get involved only as mediators
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Reasons for failure - reaction of the papacy

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  • Pius allocution stopped much support for Charles alberts army and divided his forces
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Reasons for failure - piedmonts weakness

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  • Charles Albert didn’t accept any recruits who didn’t swear loyalty to him
  • divisions in his army due to regional differences
  • lack of military strength and experience with effective leadership
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Reasons for failure - lack of unity in revolutions

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  • reason for revolution differed depending on area as some aimed for constitutions, some for removal of Austrians, Venice and Milan rallied to Charles Albert for protection
  • lack of mass peasant support in revolutions in Italy as they concerned with survival not politics
  • in Sicily moderates turned against peasants after revolution as their views differed as they threw them off land and didn’t reform any land

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