Booklet 2: Developments in Piedmont Flashcards
1
Q
What is a Connubio?
A
An alliance in political terms
2
Q
What did Cavour see the papacy as?
A
A natural supporter of Austria
3
Q
What Bill did Cavour pass in 1855?
A
Monks and Nuns from closed monasteries receiving pensions
4
Q
What did Cavour do to create political stability?
A
Warned Austria of an impending uprising
5
Q
By the 1850s, how many kilometres of railway was there in Piedmont?
A
850km
6
Q
By 1858, how many million Francs had been invested in railways in Piedmont?
A
280million
7
Q
When was the telegraph linking Turin to Paris developed?
A
1853
8
Q
What was the public debt by 1859?
A
725million lire
