3-The Creation of the Kingdom of Italy

Question 1

what nationalist organisation was set up as piedmonts version of young italy

Answer 1

the national society

Question 2

who plotted to assassinate napoleon III in 1857

Answer 2

count felice orsini

Question 3

when did orsini plot to try and assassinate napoleon III

Answer 3

1857

Question 4

what rolde did VE play after the orsini bomb plot

Answer 4

he presented piedmont as the best guarantee against radicals

Question 5

what did piedmont hope to get from the pact of plombiers

Answer 5

kingdom of upper italy ruled by the house of savoy and 200,000 soldiors

Question 6

what did france hope to get out of the pact of plombiers

Answer 6

nice and savoy

Question 7

what was victor emmanueals nationaliost speach called

Answer 7

cry of anguish

Question 8

when was victor emmanuels nationalist speach

Answer 8

january 1859

Question 9

how many troops did france provide

Answer 9

200,000

Question 10

how many troops did piedmont supply

Answer 10

20,000 untrained voulenteers
60,000 piedmontese soldiors

Question 11

what were the two names for the 1859 war called

Answer 11

austro-franco war
second war of italian indipendence

Question 12

what was garibaldis private army of soldiers called

Answer 12

the red shirts

Question 13

what happened at the battle of magenta

Answer 13

france won, pushed austria out of piedmont and freed lombardy (part of)

Question 14

what happened in the battle of solferino

Answer 14

french won
armastice called
17,000 allied deaths
pushed austra out of lombardy and milan

Question 15

what nationalist organisation was set up as a replacement for young italy in piedmont

Answer 15

the national society

Question 16

who plotted to assassinate napoleon III in 1857 and what was contriversial about his letter

Answer 16

count felice orsini
- may have been frabrucated as an excuse to invade italy

Question 17

when did count felice orsini plot to assassinate napoleon III

Answer 17

1857

Question 18

what role did victor emmanuel play after the bomb plot

Answer 18

he presented piedmont as the best guarantee against radicals

Question 19

what was the secret agreement between france an piedmont called and wasn’t did it aim to do

Answer 19

the pact of plombiers
- aimed to allow france and piedmont to remove austria from the northern states

Question 20

what did each side hope to get from the agreement

Answer 20

piedmont- kingdom of upper italy ruled by the savoys 200,000 soldiers
france- nice and savoy

Question 21

what was victor emmanuel’s national do each called in january 1859

Answer 21

cry of anguish

Question 22

when was victor emmanuel s cry of anguish

Answer 22

January 1859

Question 23

how many troops did the french and piedmontese provide

Answer 23

200,000 french
20,000 untrained voulenteers
60,000 piedmonts soldiers

Question 24

what are the two different names of the 1859 war called

Answer 24

austro-franco war
second war of Italian independence

Question 25

what were garibaldis private army of soldiers known as

Answer 25

the red shirts

Question 26

who was the leader of tuscany during the events of 1859

Answer 26

grand duke leopold

Question 27

what was the aim of the national society during the events of 1859

Answer 27

to annex the central dutchies to piedmont

Question 28

why (3 reasons) did napoleon agree to peace without asking piedmont

Answer 28

- huge casualty rates due to new weopanry - one doctor per 500 casualties - france didn’t think they could maintain the war any longer

Question 29

why did napoleon III initially oppose central dutchie annexation

Answer 29

he felt it threatened the popes safety

Question 30

how did lord russel aid the unification process

Answer 30

he said he believed in “self determination” france now had england on its side

Question 31

what was agreed at th entreaty of zurich

Answer 31

it reaffirmed the treaty of villafranca rulers of the central dutchies would be restored restablished peace between austria and piedmont

Question 32

what was agreed at the treaty of turin

Answer 32

nice and savoy annexed to france, plebiscites in central dutchies

Question 33

what happened in the central dutchies march 1860

Answer 33

plebiscites were held- moved to piedmont

Question 34

when where the central dutchies plebiscites

Answer 34

march 1860

Question 35

when we’re the plebiscites held in nice and savoy

Answer 35

nice- 15th and 16th april savoy- 22nd and 23rd of april 1860

Question 36

what made garibaldi become intrested in italian nationalism

Answer 36

in 1831 mazzini and garibaldi met

Question 37

how did garibaldis south american adventure aid him

Answer 37

he was taught geurilla tactics and leadership skills

Question 38

why didnt garibaldi fight for piedmont 1848

Answer 38

he revolted against charles albert in 1831 and was therefore not trusted

Question 39

following the events of nice and savoy what did garibaldi call cavour

Answer 39

a low intriguer

Question 40

how many men did garibaldi take to the south with him in 1860

Answer 40

1200

Question 41

give two reasons why cavour didnt want garibaldi involved in the south

Answer 41

- he might become more popular than the king - it threatened the pope

Question 42

what was piedmont forced to do once garibaldi conquored naples

Answer 42

march through the papal states

Question 43

where did garibaldi meet victor emmanuel and hand over the south

Answer 43

tiano

Question 44

when were plebicites held in the south and the papal states

Answer 44

november and october 1860

Question 45

when was the attempt on louis napoleons life

Answer 45

january 1858

Question 46

how did orsini oiutwit the french

Answer 46

he went via brussels

Question 47

what was the pact of plombiers

Answer 47

a secret meeting between cavour and napoleon at plombiers

Question 48

when was the pact of plombiers

Answer 48

july 21st 1858

Question 49

what is evidence that cavour was only trying to unite northern italy

Answer 49

the fact that the outcome of plombiers would be i favour of napoleon and him being willing to compromise for the liberation of northern italy

Question 50

how would the pact of plombiers agreement be sealed

Answer 50

with the marriage of the 15year old daughter of victor emmanuel (marie clotilde) to the middle aged jerome-bonaparte

Question 51

how many troops did austria have for thesecond war of independence

Answer 51

90,000 troops

Question 52

how long and how much did austria mobalise

Answer 52

it took 10 days to mobalise and it was only partial because there were troops in hungary

Question 53

who were austrian forces commanded by in the second war of ind

Answer 53

'cortier soldiors' (nobles not career soldiors)

Question 54

how were france and piedmont unprepared for the 2nd war of ind

Answer 54

they arrived by train but in advance of their supplies so many died due to exposure