Factors Dividing Italy And Promoting Unity By 1871 Flashcards
What were social and economic problems dividing Italy by 1871?
Lack of skilled labour/capital, removal of tariffs that protected southern industry, high taxation, high infant mortality (22.7% dead before 1)
What did the 1870 Law of Guarantees state?
The Pope couldn’t be ruled by anyone
How much did Italy have to repay the Pope for loss of land each year?
3,225,000 Lire annualy
What in Rome also weakened Italian unity?
2 courts - weakened law
How did political disunity create issues for unity by 1871?
Unrepresentative votes ( 2% of men had vote ), continuous republican uprisings, wanted return of Nice and Savoy + irredentism
What factors promoted Italian unity by 1871?
Monarchy ( crest of savoy on flag ), 1 national army with 1 uniform, same laws everywhere, centralised government
