Italian Unification in facts

Question 1

Who betrayed the Carbonari by bringing Austrian troops to stop their revolution in Modena in 1831?

Answer 1

Francesco IV

Question 2

Who led the papal states revolution in 1831?

Answer 2

Colonel Sercognani

Question 3

How many followers did Young Italy have by 1840?

Answer 3

50,000

Question 4

What percentage of all the Austrian Empire’s tax revenue came from Lombardy-Venetia in 1848?

Answer 4

One third

Question 5

Life expectancy in Naples in 1848?

Answer 5

24 years

Question 6

How many Sicilians died in the 1836 cholera outbreak?

Answer 6

65,000

Question 7

What did the Pope create in 1847?

Answer 7

An elected body of advisers called the ‘Consulta’

Question 8

Which states joined together in a free trade group in the 1840s?

Answer 8

Piedmont, Tuscany and Papal States

Question 9

What did Sicily do in April 1848?

Answer 9

Elect a government and declare independence

Question 10

How many soldiers did Ferdinand retake Naples and Sicily with in September 1848?

Answer 10

20,000

Question 11

What did Naples do in May 1848?

Answer 11

Set up a bicameral Parliament and severed ties with Austria

Question 12

How many French troops laid siege to the Roman Republic in June 1849?

Answer 12

20,000

Question 13

Which agreement expelled Piedmontese troops from Lombardy in August 1848?

Answer 13

Armistice of Salasco

Question 14

What reparations did Piedmont pay to Austria in August 1849?

Answer 14

65 million francs

Question 15

What percentage of the Piedmontese population could vote for representatives in the Chamber of Deputies in 1849?

Answer 15

2%

Question 16

How much money did the Piedmontese government free up after closing 152 non-charitable state-funded monasteries in 1853?

Answer 16

£145,000

Invested in Cavour’s infrastructure programs

Question 17

How many kilometers of railway did Piedmont have by 1859?

Answer 17

819km

Question 18

By what percentage did Piedmont’s tax income increase by after Cavour became PM in 1852?

Answer 18

80%

Raised tax income from 90 million lire to 164 million lire

Question 19

By how much had public debt increased by between 1847 and 1859 in Piedmont?

Answer 19

600 million lire

Question 20

How many members did the National Society have by 1857?

Answer 20

8,000

Question 21

How many soldiers did Louis Napoleon commit to the Second Italian War of Independence in 1859?

Answer 21

200,000

Question 22

How many French troops died and were injured at the Battle of Magenta in 1859?

Answer 22

650 dead

3,800 injured

Question 23

How many Austrian troops died and were injured/captured at the Battle of Magenta in 1859?

Answer 23

1,350 dead

9,000 injured/ captured

Question 24

How many Franco-Piedmontese troops died and were wounded at the Battle of Solferino in 1859?

Answer 24

2,300 dead

12,000 wounded

Question 25

How many Austrian troops died and were wounded at the Battle of Solferino in 1859?

Answer 25

2,400 dead 10,600 wounded 9,300 Missing in Action

Question 26

Plebiscite results in Emilia for annexation to Piedmont in 1860?

Answer 26

Yes: 427,000 No: 756

Question 27

Plebiscite results in Tuscany for annexation to Piedmont in 1860?

Answer 27

Yes: 386,000 No: 15,000

Question 28

How many men did Garibaldi sail to Sicily with in May 1860?

Answer 28

1,200

Question 29

How many soldiers did the Sicilian Army have, which Garibaldi defeated in May 1860?

Answer 29

20,000

Question 30

How many men did Garibaldi gather to march on Rome in 1862?

Answer 30

4,000

Question 31

At which battle did the French easily defeat Garibaldi at in 1867 when he tried to retake Rome once more?

Answer 31

Mentana

Question 32

How many Southern Outlaws (called Brigands) had amassed by 1861?

Answer 32

82,000

Question 33

How many Italian and Austrian troops were fought in the 1866 conflicts (Austro-Prussian war)?

Answer 33

Italy: 250,000 Austria: 130,000

Question 34

Where did Austria crush Italy in 1866, despite having half the troops?

Answer 34

Custoza and Lissa

Question 35

How many casualties and losses did each side have at Custoza in June 1866?

Answer 35

Italy: 8,000 Austria: 5,600

Question 36

How many casualties and losses did each side have at Lissa in July 1866?

Answer 36

Italy: 660 Austria: 200

Question 37

What grant was the pope given after the forceful annexation of Rome in September 1870?

Answer 37

£129,000 per year

Question 38

At what meeting had France agreed to Italy's annexation of Rome in 1864?

Answer 38

September Convention

Question 39

Why did French troops return to Rome and re-assert control in 1867?

Answer 39

Garibaldi's attack with 4,000 men

Question 40

Why did French troops finally leave Rome in 1870?

Answer 40

To fight in the Franco-Prussian war

Question 41

What percentage of the population were subsistence peasants in 1848?

Answer 41

90%

Question 42

What happened in 1846 and 1847 that helped spark revolution in 1848?

Answer 42

Europe-wide crop shortages

Question 43

How was education in Italy funded after 1861?

Answer 43

2382 monasteries were closed, led to discontent among Catholics

Question 44

What percentage of government expenditure was in debt repayments by 1866?

Answer 44

60%

Question 45

Which law guaranteed three years of primary education for all children?

Answer 45

Casati Law 1859