1861-1870 Flashcards
When did the Pope lose 2/3 of his land to Piedmont?
March 1861
In 1861 what foreign powers were there in Italy?
Austria - Venetia and France - Rome
When did Cavour die?
June 1861
Which Prime Minister tried to stab VE II?
PM Farni (1862-1863)
What % of the population could vote?
2% - 150,000
How much debt was Italy in?
2.5 million lire
When was a single legal code adopted across Italy?
1865
When did the state demand that the church handed over all property?
1866
When did the Pope declare himself ‘prisoner of the Vatican’?
1870
When did Bourbon agents lead thousands of peasants against pro Garibaldi guards in Farina?
October 1860
What were the Casti Laws?
Made compulsory education compulsory
How many monasteries were closed during Piedmontisation?
2832
How many provinces was the statuto standardised over?
53
During the Brigands War how many troops were engaged in peace keeping?
1863 - 9000 troops were engaged in peace keeping
What happened in Palmero Sicily 1866?
Week long rebellion and 3 days of bitter street fighting - government officials murdered
How many convicts escaped during Garibaldi’s campaign?
10,000
By 1862 how many Brigands were in Naples?
82,000
How many people were in the Piedmontese army for the Brigands war?
120,000
How many people fled to the hills during the Brigands war because of high taxation?
25,000
When was the September Convention?
September 1864