Booklet 3 Italy Flashcards

1
Q

When was the Orsini Bomb Plot?

A

January 1858

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2
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How many dead and Injured from Orsini Bomb Plot?

A

8 dead
150 injured

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3
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When was the Pact of Plombieres?

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21 July 1858

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4
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What were 5 terms of the Pact of Plombiere?

A
  • Austria had to provoke the war
  • Upper Italy was to be ruled by the Savoys
  • The pope remained in Rome
  • France get Nice and Savoy in return for 20,000 soldiers
  • Marie Clotide to marry Jerome Bonaparte
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5
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When was the Grido de Delore?

A

10th Jan 1859

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6
Q

When did Piedmont mobalise their army on the border?

A

March 1859

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7
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When did Austria declare war on Italy?

A

April 29th 1859

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8
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How many soldiers did Austria have when fighting Italy?

A

90,000

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9
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How many National Society members by 1857?

A

8000

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10
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When did Cavour meet Manin and Garibaldi?

A

1856

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11
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Who led the National Society?

A

Pallavicino, Manin, La Farina

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12
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When was the National Society demonstration in Florence? Who established the provisional Government?

A

April 1859

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13
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When were National Society revolts in Modena and Parma? Who led provisional government?

A

May 1859
Luigi

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14
Q

When was the battle of Magenta?

A

20th May 1859

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15
Q

How many Austrian casualties from Magenta?

A

5700

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16
Q

What was achieved by Magenta?

A

-Part of Lombardy freed
- Como victory due to Cacciatori delle Alpi

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17
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What was the outcome of Magenta?

A

French win

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18
Q

When was the battle of Solferino?

A

21st June 1859

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19
Q

How many Austrian casualties at Solferino?

A

21,000

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20
Q

When did Prussia Mobilise?

A

June 1859

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21
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How many doctors per Casualties at Solferino?

A

1 doctor per 500 casualties

22
Q

When was the Treaty of Villafranca?

A

11th July 1859

23
Q

What were the terms of the treaty of Villafranca?

A
  • Lombardy given to France
  • Piedmont not allowed to annex Quadrilateral towns of Mantua and Peschiera
  • France don’t take Nice and Savoy
24
Q

When was the Treaty of Zurich?

A

November 1859

25
Q

Who declared the concept of self determination?

A

Lord John Russell

26
Q

When was the Treaty of Turin negotiated?

A

Jan 1860

27
Q

What did the Treaty of Turin determine?

A

Nice and Savoy would be given to France if Napoleon agreed to plebiscites for the Duchies

28
Q

What was the plebiscite result for Tuscany?

A

360,000 - 15,000 to yes
153,000 abstained

29
Q

What was the Plebiscite result for Nice joining France?

A

25,000 to 160

30
Q

What were Garibaldi’s achievements in the 1859 War?

A
  • Commanded 3000 volunteers
  • Crossed the Ticino River (23 May)
  • Caused Austria to retreat at the battle of San Fermo (27 May)
31
Q

What did Garibaldi receive after the 1859 war?

A

Gold Medal for Valour

32
Q

What did Garibaldi call Cavour after Nice was given to France?

A

A low intriguer

33
Q

When did Garibaldi set sail for Sicily?

A

May 1860

34
Q

How many volunteers went with Garibaldi to Sicily?

A

1200 (The ‘Thousand’)

35
Q

When did Garibaldi reach Marsala? Who protected him?

A

11th May
British ships

36
Q

When did Garibaldi reach Palermo? What did ‘The Thousand’ now number?

A

May 1860
3000

37
Q

How many troops waiting for Garibaldi in Palermo?

A

20,000

38
Q

What did Garibaldi promise the peasants once he had appointed himself Dictator?

A

Abolished the milling tax
Land redistribution (never happened to appease Landlords)

39
Q

Why was Cavour becoming hesitant regarding Garibaldis capture of the South?

A

He thought he might try to take Piedmont

40
Q

Who did Cavour send to organise a revolt in Naples? What was the outcome?

A

Admiral Persano
Failure

41
Q

How and when did Garibaldi avoid being arrested by Cavour?

A

He crossed the straits to Calabria on 22 of August 1860

42
Q

When did Garibaldi arrive in Naples?

A

September 1860

43
Q

How long did Garibaldi rule as dictator of Naples for?

A

2 months

44
Q

How many did the Garibaldi number by 1860?

A

60,000 with another 9000 men waiting for him near the Papal States under Bersanti

45
Q

Where did VE defeat the Papal Army?

A

Castlefidaro

46
Q

When did Garibaldi and VE meet at Teano?

A

26th October 1860
Garibaldi handed the south to VE

47
Q

When did VE and Garibaldi arrive in Naples?

A

November 7th 1860

48
Q

Where were plebiscites held at the end of 1860?

A

Sicily, Naples, Umbria, Papal Marches

49
Q

What did Garibaldi retire with?

A

A years supply of Macaroni

50
Q

When were elections held for a new parliament?

A

January 1861

51
Q

When was a New Constitution adopted?

A

March 1861

52
Q

What 2 locations were still not unified at the beginning of the 1860s?

A

Rome and Venitia