Economic Developments in Piedmont 1849-1856

Question 1

Between 1858 and 1859, by how big a percentage did imports and exports increase by?

Answer 1

300%

Question 2

Why did the textile industry thrive?

Answer 2

Due to removal of tariffs on cloth

Question 3

How many silk workers in 1844?

Answer 3

60,000 silk workers

Question 4

When was the electric telegraph linking Turin and Paris finished?

Answer 4

1853

Question 5

What canal was began in 1857?

Answer 5

Cavour Canal

Question 6

By how much did debt increase to come 1859?

Answer 6

725 million Lire

Question 7

With which other countries were bilateral trade deals signed with?

Answer 7

Portugal, France, Britain and Belgium

Question 8

What type of investment did Cavour encourage into Piedmont?

Answer 8

Foreign capital

Question 9

Which Parisian bankers contributed to the construction of the Mount Cenis tunnel?

Answer 9

Rothschild and Laffitte

Question 10

What was the name of Piedmont’s and Italy’s first steam ship which was built in 1855?

Answer 10

‘The Sicilia’

Question 11

Which port was modernised?

Answer 11

Port of Genoa

Question 12

How much railway was there come the late 1850s

Answer 12

819km

Question 13

By what fraction of Italy’s railways were in Piedmont?

Answer 13

1/3

Question 14

When was the Mount Cenis tunnel constructed?

Answer 14

1857

Question 15

In 1854, a line between which cities was built?

Answer 15

Milan, Turin, Genoa and French border