Italy Booklet 1 - challenges to the restored order and failure of revolution (1830-49) Flashcards
Who ruled over Piedmont- Sardinia? (1815)
House of Savoy
What made up the central duchies?
Tuscany, Modena, Parma
Who ruled over Lombardy? (1815)
Representatives of the Austrian Empire
Who ruled over the Central Duchies? (1815)
House of Lorraine
(related to Austrian Habsburgs- under heavy influence of Austria)
Who ruled over Venetia? (1815)
ruled by constitution - local aristocracy- heavy Austrian influence
Who ruled over the Papal Sates? (1815)
The pope
Who ruled over The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Naples)? (1815)
The Bourbons
What is the Restored Order?
The return of the states to how they were before 1796 - changed back after Napoleon was removed from Italy
Which states were Reactionary?
Piedmont- Sardinia, Lombardy / Venetia, (The Central Duchies) - Modena, Papal States, The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Which states were Progressive?
(The Central Duchies) - Parma, Tuscany
How many Italian soldiers did France take to Russia to fight? How many returned?
Took 27,000
Only 1,000 returned
What was the treaty which reasserted Austrian control over Italy?
Treaty / Congress of Vienna
What % of Italian people were Catholic?
90%
Why could the Church hinder unification?
The pope and church were reactionary and could spread messages to other states of non- nationalistic views - everyone will listen to the church (upper-class, middle-class and even peasants in the south)
How many members did the Carbonari have in Naples?
60,000 (about 5% of the adult male population)
What states was the Carbonari active in?
Mainly south- Naples, Papal States and Piedmont
What were the strengths of the secret societies?
-They had pockets of people who believed in nationalism in different states.
-They had middle-class educated people.
What were the weaknesses of the secret societies?
-There weren’t many of them in comparison to population.
-They didn’t have enough people, not strong enough numbers.
-They didn’t have people that could fight.
-Some not fully committed.
What was the name of the Austrian chancellor who would not allow any form of Italian nationalism? And what did he say?
Metternich
said “Italian affairs do not exist”
Who made up the revolutionaries in Modena and Parma in 1830 and what did they revolt for?
-Middle-class, students
-looking for a constitution and freedom from Austria.
Why did the 1830 revolts in Parma and Modena fail?
Crushed by Austrian strength and revolutionary weakness
As late as 1971 how many people spoke Italian?
630,000 out of 27 million
What was the main reason for revolt in the Papal Sates? (1830-32)
Anti Papal rule
What was the Risorgimento?
An ideological and literary movement that helped to grow the national consciousness of the Italian people
List three of Mazzini’s successes in challenging the restored order.
-He wrote thousands of articles that were smuggled into Italy- made Italian nationalism more talked about.
-He converted many into the cause (e.g. Garibaldi).
-He created ‘Young Italy’ - kept the hope for unification alive.
List three of Mazzini’s failures to challenge the restored order.
-Moderate liberals looked upon him as a dangerous radical and highlighted Italian divides.
-His attitude would stop Italy getting support from France.
-He was absent from Italy for long periods (40 years in total).
What did Balbo want for Italy?
He wanted Piedmont and Charles Albert to lead other Italian states against Austria. He also wanted a constitutional monarch.
What year was Pius IX elected pope?
1846