Italian History - book 4

Question 1

What were the obstacles to Italian Unity after 1861?

Answer 1

The French and the Austrians 
The death of Cavour and political weakness
The papacy 
The Southern question
Piedmontisation 
The Brigand's War 1861-65
Economic and social backwardness

Question 2

By 1870, some but not all issues facing Italy had been resolved. What were the unresolved issues?

Answer 2

The divisions between north and south remained and were in fact worsened by the Brigand’s war
While a new state had been created it was entirely based on the culture and systems of Piedmont which caused resentment
Central government was non-representative and weak
There was little economic integration between north and south
The divisions between church and state were at their worst. “Fractious cohabitation”