Book 3 Italy 1860 Garibaldi & the South Flashcards
Define to annex.
To take over and unite with another piece of land.
Who were the Garibaldini?
Garibaldi’s Red Shirt volunteer army.
Where was Garibaldi born?
Nice
Who did Garibaldi meet in France in the 1830s and who influenced his political ideas?
Mazzini
Where did Garibaldi learn guerrilla warfare as part of a rebel army?
Uruguay vs Argentina
Why was it surprising that Garibaldi offered his services to Charles Albert in 1848?
Garibaldi was a republican.
Where was Garibaldi instrumental in the 1848-9 Revolutions?
Roman Republic
What did Garibaldi offer his men if they followed his escape from Rome in 1849?
Hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death’
Who invited Garibaldi to discuss plans for war with Austria in 1859?
Cavour
What was the northern campaign Garibaldi waged in the Second War of Independence?
Alpine Campaign
How was Garibaldi betrayed by the Treaty of Villafranca?
His hometown of Nice was given to France
Rather than attack France, Mazzini convinced Garibaldi support a Young Italy uprising where?
Sicily
What were Garibaldi’s volunteers called in this campaign?
The Thousand
Why was Cavour reluctant to support Garibaldi? (Two reasons)
Cavour did not want to upset the French and was could not see the advantage of unifying with the poor south
Why didn’t Cavour stop Garibaldi’s campaign in the South?
Garibaldi was too popular with the people.
