Booklet 2 - Role Of Cavour/developments Of Piedmont Flashcards
When was Cavour elected PM of Piedmont?
1852
What did Cavour do in 1855 to the Church?
Attacked Church influence/funds - 152 monasteries who couldn’t prove their contributions were charitable were closed
What were the positive impacts of Cavour’s 1855 Church reform?
Funded education improvements and reduced Church influence
What were the negative impacts of Cavour’s 1855 Church reform?
Upset V.Emmanuel as too radical and fear of upsettingother Catholic countries (France), therefore caused Cavour’s temporary resignation
How did Cavour use Mazzini failure in 1853?
Proved a republic wasn’t viable, constitutional monarchy better option
How did Cavour create political stability in the 1850s?
Cavour was PM, finance minister and foreign minister - able to keep firm control of all politics, Cavour was strong
What were some positive examples of Piedmont’s economic development in the 1850s?
1853 - electric telegraph to Paris, 1857 - construction of Cavour Canal, improvement of textile industry
By how much did trade increase in the 1850s in Piedmont?
300%
What were the issues of Piedmont’s economic development in the 1850s?
Debt rose from 120 million lire in 1847 to 725 million lire by 1859
What were some countries Cavour was able to negotiate trade agreements with in the 1850s?
Britain/France/Belgium
What other foreign financial aid did Cavour manage to gain?
Encourages FDI from France into Piedmont, able to gain foreign loans
What tunnel was built in 1857 ?
Mount Cenis, joined Italy to France, funded by French bankers
When was Italy’s first steam ship built, and where?
1855, Port of Genoa
How much of Italy’s total railway was in Piedmont by 1850?
1/3
How did Piedmont’s economic developments help to strengthen unification?
Increased foreign relations /potential military strength + Piedmont can be seen as a clear leading power for Italian unification
How can Cavour be seen as the key factor for modernisation?
Removed church power, created trade deals and influenced political system
What other factors can be seen as causing Piedmont’s modernisation?
Geography ( close to France ), FDI, Victor Emmanuel II and Industry
What war did Cavour use as a platform to build foreign relations?
Crimean War (1855)
How did Piedmont manage to gain favour in Europe whereas Austria didn’t?
Piedmont helped France/Britain against Russia but Austria stayed neutral
How many troops did Cavour send to the Crimean War, and how many died?
18,000 Piedmontese troops - 2,000 died
When did Austria finally decide to join the Crimean War?
December 1855 - very late
How did Piedmont’s involvement enable Cavour to improve diplomatic relations?
Able to attend the Congress of Paris in 1856
How did Cavour take advantage of Charles Albert’s free press in 1847?
Started his own publication Il Risorgimento and used it to publicise his non-revolutionary political ideas
Name 3 events Cavour used to gain personal power
Connubio, appointment of Rattazzi, stabilising government post 1857 by sacking Rattazzi and allying with the right.
Piscane attempted a Mazzinian uprising in Naples in 1857, which failed. How did Cavour use this failure?
Cavour used failures to prove the unviability of republics and then persecute Mazzinian supporters in Piedmont, hence removing their threat.
Whilst running his family estate in the 1830s, he continued to study economics and wrote books. What key institution did he help set up in Turin?
Bank of Turin
Was Piedmont’s policy pro Italian nationalism?
Not exactly, more anti-Austrian and pro Piedmontese expansion
Visits to Britain and France sparked Cavour’s interest in which areas of the economy?
Industrial cities, railways and banking system
Radicals rose up in Milan against the Austrians in 1853, how did Cavour respond?
Warned the Austrians and gained their favour
How did Cavour stabilise the government after 1857?
Sacked Rattazzi, stopped attacking the church and allied with the right.
