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Edexcel History A Level > Italian Unification > Flashcards

Italian Unification Flashcards

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Congress of Vienna

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June 1815- restored European powers

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Troppau Protocol

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1820- signed between Austria, Prussia and Russia- collective action against revolution

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Where did uprisings occur in 1831?

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Modena, Parma and the Papal States

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When was Young Italy founded?

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March 1831

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5
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Who was elected in June 1846?

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Pope Pius IX

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When was the Milan tobacco boycott?

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January 1848

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Where were liberal constitutions granted in February 48?

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Tuscany and Sicily

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Who granted the Statuto?

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Charles Albert

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9
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5 Days of Milan

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17-22 March 1848- forced Radetzsky to withdraw to Quadrilateral

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2 things that happened 22nd March 1848

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Venetian Rep. declared

Piedmont declared war o Austria

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Papal Allocution

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29 April 1848- Pope sides with Austria in war, condemns Piedmont/nationalist cause

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Battle of Custoza

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24 July 1848- Austrian victory

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13
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Armistice of Solasco

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11 August 1848

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14
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PM Rossi was murdered when and where?

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November 1848 in Rome

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15
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Fall of the Roman Republic?

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3 July 1849

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16
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Cavour made PM?

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November 1852

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Battle of Chernaya Rechka

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August 1855- Piedmontese involvement in Crimea

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Congress of Paris

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Feb 1856- Piedmont joins European powers

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Orsini Affair

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January 1858- Orsini tries to assassiate Napoleon and then appeals to him re nationalist cause

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Plombieres meeting?

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July 1858- Cavour and Napoleon agree to support each other in war against Austria

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21
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2nd War of Independence declared

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29 April 1859

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22
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2 main battles of 2nd War

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Solferino and Magenta- huge losses

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Treaty of Villafranca

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11 July 1859- Lombardy given to Piedmont, done behind Cavour’s back by Napoleon

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Treaty of Turin

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21 January 1860- Nice and Savoy go to France

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25
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Garibaldi arrives at Marsala?

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11 May 1860

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26
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Calatafimi

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15 May- beat Neopolitan army

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27
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Palermo

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29th May- G beats far larger army within 3 days

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28
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Garibaldi arrives at mainland

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18 August

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29
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Garibaldi reaches Naples

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7 September- given hero’s welcome with no conflict

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30
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Teano meeting

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26 October- Garibaldi hands conquests to VE2

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31
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Kingdom of Italy declared

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March 1861

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32
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Brigands War

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1860-65- 120,000 soldiers against southerners- most bloody conflict of unification

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33
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Syllabus of Errors

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1864- Pope condemns liberalism

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34
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Austro-Prussian War

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June 1866

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35
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Italy declares war on Austria (1866)

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20th June 1866

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36
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Two embarrassments against Austria..

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Lissa and Custoza

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37
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Treaty of Prague

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August 1866- Venetia ceded to Piedmont via France and Austria

38
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Franco-Prussian War

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July 1870- withdrawal of 20,000 troops from Rome

39
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Italy take Rome

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20 September 1870

40
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Rome officially added to Italy

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9 October 1870

41
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Who ruled Piedmont in 1831?

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Charles Albert- House Savoy

42
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Who controlled Lombardy and Venetia?

43
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Who ruled Parma in 1830?

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Duchess Marie Louise (Napoleon’s wife)

44
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Who ruled Tuscany in 1830?

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Grand Duke Ferdinand III

45
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Who ruled Modena in 1830?

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Duke Francis VI

46
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Who ruled the Papal States

47
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Who ruled the 2 Sicilies in 1830

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Ferdinand II- House Bourbon

48
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Who planned the Modena uprisings 1831?

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Enrico Misley

49
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Who founded Young Italy?

50
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Who wrote Le Speranze d’Italia?

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Balbo- united Italy under Piedmont’s leadership

51
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Neo Guelphism

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Federal Italy led by Pope- Gioberti

52
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Who resigned on 13 March 1848?

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Metternich

53
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Who did Cavour sign trade deals with?

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Britain, Portugal, France, Belgium

54
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Who was Cavour buddies with?

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Napoleon III

55
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Who united the South?

56
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By how much did cereal productivity increase 1825-55?

57
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By the end of the 1800s how many estates were in Piedmont?

58
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How many people died from malaria each year?

59
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How many km of railway was there by 1850?

60
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How many roads went South of Rome

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2- 5/6 villages in Naples were connected by dirt tracks

61
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By how much did GDP grow 1830-60?

62
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Population in 1800

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17.8 million

63
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Population in 1850

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24 million

64
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Average life expectancy

65
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How many people died of cholera in Palermo 1837?

66
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What percentage spoke Italian 1871?

67
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Illiteracy rate

68
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How many Carbonari members were there in Naples?

69
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How many political prisoners were released after papal reform in 1847?

70
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How many people died of cholera in Sicily 1836?

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65,000- 10% of population

71
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How much did Austria get from the Lombardy tobacco tax?

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5 million lire per year

72
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How many people could vote under the Statuto?

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2% of population

73
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How many political exiles stayed in Piedmont due to the Statuto?

74
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How much did Piedmontese trade grow by in the 1850s?

75
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How much of Italy’s 2404km of railway was in Piedmont in 1861?

76
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How much money was invested in railways by 1858?

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280 million francs

77
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What was Piedmontese debt by 1859?

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725 million lire

78
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How many troops went to Crimea?

79
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How many troops did Napoleon promise at Plombieres?

80
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How many troops did Piedmont gather for the 2nd War?

81
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How many doctors per casualty were there at Solferino?

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1 per 500- 40,000 casualties

82
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How many people voted against unification in Emilia out of 430,000?

83
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How many brigands were there in Naples 1862?

84
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What was public debt by 1861?

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2450 million lire- 60% expenditure

85
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How many people died in 1869 macinato riots?

86
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How many people voted against joining Italy in Venice?

87
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What percentage of army officers were Piedmontese by 1870?

88
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What percentage of bureaucrats were in Rome?

89
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What was the under 5 child mortality rate in 1871?

90
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How many people left Italy in 1871?

91
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By 1871, how many people could vote?

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500,000- 2.2%

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