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1
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To what extent was French rule a positive influence in Italy (U1)

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  1. Education
  2. Increased tax
  3. Code Napoleon
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The period of French domination in Italy from 1796-1815 sowed the seeds for later unification. How far do you agree? (U1) (NEED A THIRD REASON

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  1. Equality/Code Napoleon
  2. Change in gov/rulers
  3. PICK ANOTHER ONE
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The revolutions of 1820-21 and 1831-32 failed largely because of divisions and weaknesses among the revolutionaries. How far do you agree? (U1)

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  1. Weakness and division among revlutionaries/Lack of unity
  2. Lack of popular support
  3. Austria too strong
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How accurate is it to say that very little progress was made in unifying Italians in the period from 1820-1848? (U1 + 2)

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  1. Young Italy
  2. Statuto
  3. Pope Pius IX liberal ways
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The period of the restored monarchs was a reactionary period. How far do you agree (U1) (NEED A THIRD REASON)

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  1. Expression of ideas and beliefs
  2. Code Napoleon
  3. PICK ANOTHER ONE
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In the years 1815-1847 the Vienna Settlement laid the foundations for the eventual creation of the Kingdom of Italy. how far do you agree? (U1)

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  1. Backwardness encouraged by Italian rulers
  2. Austrian power
  3. Survival of Napoleon’s reforms
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To what extent was Mazzini’s Roman republic the greatest success of the 1848-1849 revolutions? (U2)

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  1. Roman Republic
  2. Piedmont
  3. Venetia
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Assess the reasons for the failures of the 1848-1849 revolutions (U2)

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  1. Lack of unity
  2. Lack of public support
  3. Lack of international allies
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The revolutions of 1848-1849 laid the foundations of Italian Unification. How far do you agree? (U2)

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  1. Impact of Charles Albert
  2. Mazzini’s Roman Republic
  3. Union between Piedmont, Lombardy and Venetia
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The revolutions of 1848-1849 in Italy produced a conservative triumph. How far do you agree? (U2)

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  1. Austria came out Victorious
  2. What little unity there was was cancelled
  3. Oppressive rulers still controlled Italy
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The most important result of the revolutions of 1848-49 in Italy was their effect on Piedmont. How far do you agree? (U2)

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  1. Effect on Piedmont
  2. Effect on Papal States
  3. Provisional governments
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How far do you agree that the weaknesses and divisions of nationalists were the principal reasons for the failure of the 1848 revolutions in Italy

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  1. Weaknesses and divisions of nationalists
  2. Austrian powers were superior
  3. Lack of strong central leader

(Guess could also do structure of lack of unity, popular support, international allies)

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13
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The man who contributed most to the creation of a Unified Italy was Giuseppe Garibaldi. How far do you agree? (U3)

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  1. Garibaldi
  2. Cavour
  3. Mazzini
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The idea behind the Risorgimento that a glorious Italian resurgence produced Unification is largely a myth. How far do you agree? (U3 + edit with U4 stuff)

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  1. Foreign help
  2. Many failures
  3. Key Italian figures who impacted Risorgimento
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How successful a prime minister of Piedmont was Cavour from 1852 to 1861? (U3)

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  1. Economically
  2. War
  3. Foreign alliances
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How far do you agree that Cavour’s primary aim in 1852-1861 was the Unification of Northern Italy? (U3)

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  1. Anger at Garibaldi
  2. Plombieres meeting
  3. Railways
17
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Garibaldi’s success in Sicily and Naples were due to more favorable circumstances than to exceptional Generalship. How far do you agree? (U3)

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  1. Landing in Marsala
  2. Taking Palermo
  3. Ruling over kingdom of Naples
18
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To what extent did Garibaldi’s actions produce Italian Unification by 1861? (U3)

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  1. Garibaldi
  2. Cavour
  3. Mazzini
19
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Garibaldi’s contribution to the Unification of Italy has been exaggerated: he caused more problems than he solved. How far do you agree? (U3)

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  1. Expedition of the Thousand
  2. Popular support for Unification
  3. Pressuring Cavour and VE to pursuing Unification more aggressively
20
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How accurate is it to say it was Piedmont and the Piedmontese that produced Italian Unification in the years 1848-1870? (U3 + 4)
(Can edit with stuff from U4)

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  1. Cavour
  2. VE
  3. Charles Albert
21
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How important was Napoleon to the Establishment of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861? (U3)

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  1. Military support against Austria
  2. Orsini bomb plot
  3. Plombieres meeting 1858

(also could talk about uniting Venetia and Rome)

22
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The most important contribution to the creation of a unified Italy in 1861 was made by Cavour. How far do you agree? (U3)

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  1. Garibaldi
  2. Cavour
  3. Mazzini
23
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How successfully did the rulers of the Kingdom of Italy cope with its problems from 1861-1896? (U4)

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  1. Political
  2. Economic
  3. Social
24
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The problems of Italy during the period 1861-1970 were caused principally by the process of Piedmontisation. How far do you agree? (U4) (STILL NEED TO WRITE)

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STILL NEED TO WRITE

25
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The Kingdom of Italy dealt inadequately with the problems that it faced in the period 1861-96. How far do you agree? (U4)

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  1. Political
  2. Economic
  3. Social
26
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To what extent was Italy a Unified Nation by 1870? (U4) (E for now)

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  1. North south divide
  2. Politically
  3. Foreign intervention
27
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The Italy of 1870 was a profound disappointment to Italian nationalists. How far do you agree with this statement? (U4) (E for now)

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  1. North South divide
  2. Economically
  3. Venetia and Rome
28
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The new Kingdom of Italy was simply an expanded Piedmont. How far do you agree? (U4) (STILL NEED TO WRITE)

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STILL NEED TO WRITE

29
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How successful was the Kingdom of Italy in the years 1861-1896 ?

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  1. Political
  2. Economic
  3. Social
30
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The Kingdom of Italy in 1861 was not a united state. How far do you agree? (U4) (STILL NEED TO WRITE)

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STILL NEED TO WRITE

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