B3 Role Of National Society And Plebiscites In North Flashcards
What did Cavour allow to grow in Piedmont?
National Society
When was the National Society formed and was dominated by who?
1850s and dominated by Italian exiles living in Piedmont
How much did the membership rise by?
8,000 by 1857
What was the aim of the National Society?
To promote the unity of Italy
Many members had supported Mazzini, but by the 1850s the leaders were?
Pallavicino and La Farina plus converts such as Manin who now accepted leadership of Italy might be under the Piedmontese monarch rather than a republic
What happened in 1856 between Cavour and Manin?
Although they had disagreements their meeting was a step forward on the road to change
Which other individual did Cavour meet besides Manin in 1856?
Cavour met Garibaldi to discuss possible war with Austria
The National Society encouraged change in the Central Duchies…
…at the time of the 1859 war
What did the popular demonstration in April 1859 do?
A popular demonstration in Florence caused the Grand Duke Leopold to flee and the creation of a provisional government led by Ricasoli
What had the National Society organised in Modena and Parma, May 1859?
The National Society organised peaceful revolutions in Modena and Parma, and the rulers fled leaving provisional governments, aided by the National Society in control
There was unrest in Bologna what did many members of the National Society then do in June 1859?
Unrest developed in the Papal controlled Bologna. Mostly members of the National Society, moved in to restore government
What did the British foreign secretary Lord John Russell propose?
That the future of the Italian peninsula should be decided through the application of the principle of self-determination
When did Cavour return as PM and negotiated what?
PM 21st January 1860
Negotiated the Treaty of Turin with Napoleon, in which was agreed that Savoy and Nice would be handed over to France if Napoleon would agree with the Piedmontese annexation of the central duchies
Tuscany voted in favour for annexation
366,571 to 14,925 (153,000 abstained)
