Italy Achived Uni Flashcards
Intro
1850 italy had many revolutions but no unification- after franco-prussian war, rome unified with the rest of italy & became capital= unified italy
Role of cavour KU A A+
minister of trade and finance-
modernised Piedmont by improving economy+ internal trading-
developed 859 KM of railways.
Made allies with Napoleon-(polombieres) in 1858 make austria look bad & provoke them
A- Gave him growing support and encourage plebiscites= public display of desire for uni
A+ Wasn’t enough by himself- support from france- piedmont-2defeats- destroyed hope
Role of cavour EV-
most imp as brought foreign support and improved P economy- meant uni had a leader
Garibaldi KU A A+
Known as the ‘sword’ of unification- brave member of MAZ Young italy.
Gathered troops by the thousand- captured sicily with 1000 r-shirt vis 25,000 gov
A- proved his commitment to uni as he handed over his southern conquest to Victor Emmanuel II & abandon his own beliefs
A+ abandoned his position in 1861 and wasn’t around to see a unified italy - not in later stages
Garibaldi EV
Garibaldi was fighting even when cavour died bu cavour was more imp as many disliked Garibaldi’s as he was irrational and unpredictable- no trust but cavour used diplomatic skill to win victories for uni
Attitudes and Actions of NAP KU A A+
Played a role in uprising in rome- Congress of vienna- stronger relations with cavour to try have bigger influence in italy
A- Cavour and NAP where military alliances- be useful later- crucial to italian uni
A+ He put frances interests first
A&A of NAP EV
NAP only cocnidered Cavour an ally after cavour getting involved in the crimean war- seen as a global power- without cavours politics and army NAP had little influence
