Booklet 4 Summary Questions

Question 1

Which two foreign powers were entrenched in Italy and where were they?

Answer 1

France was entrenched in Rome
Austria was in Venetia

Question 2

What was the name and date of the agreement which agreed the removal of French Troops from Rome?

Answer 2

The September Convention, September 1864

Question 3

Why did the Great Powers support Austrian control of Venetia?

Answer 3

To balance power throughout the great powers

Question 4

When did Cavour die and who replaced him?

Answer 4

June 1861, Ricasoli

Question 5

Which Prime Minister tried to stab the king?

Answer 5

Farini

Question 6

List three weaknesses of the Italian parliamentary System

Answer 6

5 PMs in 5 Years
Little Representation
Farini’s attempt to stab the King

Question 7

List three areas of unity encouraged by the creation of the new state

Answer 7

Education, Military, Legally

Question 8

What was the period of hatred between the church and state known as?

Answer 8

Fractious Cohabitation

Question 9

List three reasons for why the church felt they were under attack during the 1860s

Answer 9

Garibaldini Invasions, New Scientific Theory

Question 10

What education law was never introduced to the south?

Answer 10

Casati Law

Question 11

What was Cavour’s attitude towards the south?

Answer 11

Crush into submission

Question 12

Define Piedmontisation

Answer 12

Forcing Piedmontese laws across the South

Question 13

How was Piedmontisation paid for?

Answer 13

2382 Monasteries

Question 14

Why didn’t the Jury System work in the south?

Answer 14

Mafia corrupted and threatened Jurors

Question 15

Why was Lombardy upset by Piedmontisation?

Answer 15

They’d been promised they would retain independence. La Marmora forced them to submit

Question 16

List 3 groups who made up the Brigands

Answer 16

Mafia, Convicts, Ex-bourbons

Question 17

How many soldiers were deployed by Piedmont to crush the Brigands?

Answer 17

120,000

Question 18

How many Brigands were there, and name one of their leaders

Answer 18

82,000 Crocco

Question 19

How big was Italys debt by 1861?

Answer 19

2450 Million Lire

Question 20

What unpopular taxes were introduced in 1865 and 1868?

Answer 20

Grist, Flour

Question 21

By 1866 what % of state expenditure was spent on the deficit?

Answer 21

60%

Question 22

What happened following the introduction of the unpopular Grist tax in 1868?

Answer 22

250 dead, 1000 injured in riots

Question 23

When did the state start to sell off Church Land and how many acres were sold in the next 9 years?

Answer 23

9 million Acres, 1867

Question 24

What % of agricultural produce was used each year to finance state debt?

Answer 24

30%

Question 25

By 1861, how many industrial workers were there and what % were Women and Children?

Answer 25

3 Million Employed, 80% Women & Children

Question 26

Which states had absolutely no railway?

Answer 26

Sicily, Sardinia

Question 27

When was the Mount Cenis tunnel opened?

Answer 27

1871

Question 28

What’s meant by the term “dual economy”?

Answer 28

Allowing the north and south economys to exist separately to stimulate growth