1861-1870

Question 1

When did the Pope lose 2/3 of his land to Piedmont?

Answer 1

March 1861

Question 2

In 1861 what foreign powers were there in Italy?

Answer 2

Austria - Venetia and France - Rome

Question 3

When did Cavour die?

Answer 3

June 1861

Question 4

Which Prime Minister tried to stab VE II?

Answer 4

PM Farni (1862-1863)

Question 5

What % of the population could vote?

Answer 5

2% - 150,000

Question 6

How much debt was Italy in?

Answer 6

2.5 million lire

Question 7

When was a single legal code adopted across Italy?

Answer 7

1865

Question 8

When did the state demand that the church handed over all property?

Answer 8

1866

Question 9

When did the Pope declare himself ‘prisoner of the Vatican’?

Answer 9

1870

Question 10

When did Bourbon agents lead thousands of peasants against pro Garibaldi guards in Farina?

Answer 10

October 1860

Question 11

What were the Casti Laws?

Answer 11

Made compulsory education compulsory

Question 12

How many monasteries were closed during Piedmontisation?

Answer 12

2832

Question 13

How many provinces was the statuto standardised over?

Answer 13

53

Question 14

During the Brigands War how many troops were engaged in peace keeping?

Answer 14

1863 - 9000 troops were engaged in peace keeping

Question 15

What happened in Palmero Sicily 1866?

Answer 15

Week long rebellion and 3 days of bitter street fighting - government officials murdered

Question 16

How many convicts escaped during Garibaldi’s campaign?

Answer 16

10,000

Question 17

By 1862 how many Brigands were in Naples?

Answer 17

82,000

Question 18

How many people were in the Piedmontese army for the Brigands war?

Answer 18

120,000

Question 19

How many people fled to the hills during the Brigands war because of high taxation?

Answer 19

25,000

Question 20

When was the September Convention?

Answer 20

September 1864

Question 21

What was agreed at the September Convention?

Answer 21

That France would evacuate Rome if Capital was moved from Turin to Florence.

Question 22

What was the result of the September convention~?

Answer 22

Riots broke out in Turin and 23 people died. Minghetti was sacked

Question 23

When was the Syllabus of errors?

Answer 23

1864

Question 24

What % of people died before their 1st birthday?

Answer 24

22.7%

Question 25

By 1871 how many people migrated?

Answer 25

120,000

Question 26

In the 3rd War of Independence how many men did Italy have in the army and how many men did Austria have?

Answer 26

Italian army of 250,000 went against the Austrian army of 130,000

Question 27

How many ships did Italy have and how many did Austria have?

Answer 27

Italy 12 ships and Austria had 7 ships

Question 28

When did Austria leave Venice?

Answer 28

October 1866 Austria left Venice

Question 29

What % of the Italian army reached the front line in the war against Austria?

Answer 29

25%

Question 30

When did Italy fight Austria at Custoza?

Answer 30

24th June 1866

Question 31

Which admiral lost which ship did Italy lose during the war against Austria and why was it so significant?

Answer 31

Admiral Persano The pride of the Italian Navy - "Red Italia"

Question 32

When did Prussia sign an Armistice with Austria?

Answer 32

26th July 1866

Question 33

When did Italy have to lay down arms after Prussia signed the Armistice with Austria?

Answer 33

August 12th 1866

Question 34

When was church land nationalised?

Answer 34

1867

Question 35

When was the Grist Tax introduced?

Answer 35

1868

Question 36

When did Italian troops arrive in Rome?

Answer 36

19th September 1870

Question 37

When was there a plebiscite in Rome?

Answer 37

9th October 1870

Question 38

How many people in Rome voted to be annexed to Piedmont?

Answer 38

133681 to 1507

Question 39

How much of national expenditure was spent on the army?

Answer 39

1/4

Question 40

By 1870 how many army officers were there and how many of these were Piedmontese?

Answer 40

15,000 - 2/3

Question 41

How long were troops posted in one area for?

Answer 41

4 years

Question 42

What did the civil service run?

Answer 42

Economy, education, and the states finances

Question 43

What were civil servants who fought in the second war of independence called?

Answer 43

"patrioti"

Question 44

How many bureaucrats were there?

Answer 44

32,000

Question 45

How many of the bureaucrats were in Rome?

Answer 45

3,100

Question 46

How many provinces was the country split into?

Answer 46

69

Question 47

What were the police force called and how many were there?

Answer 47

Carabinieri - 25,000

Question 48

How many local police were there?

Answer 48

18,000

Question 49

By 1871 how many communi were there?

Answer 49

8382

Question 50

When did Napoleon sought to create an anti Prussian alliance with Italy and Austria?

Answer 50

May 1870