Italy Booklet 2

Question 1

What remained after the 1848 revolutions?

Answer 1

The Statuto

Question 2

Why was the effects of the Statuto limited?

Answer 2

Of the 2 parliamentary chambers the upper chamber was appointed by the king and the lower chamber only represented 2.25% of the population who were literate

Question 3

How many refugees came into Turin and Genoa in the 1850s?

Answer 3

30,000

Question 4

Who succeeded Charles Albert in 1849?

Answer 4

Victor Emmanuel II

Question 5

Why were Mazzini’s ideas limited?

Answer 5

Liberals deemed him as dangerous
Rich people disliked him
His ideas appealed to limited social classes

Question 6

What did the Pope do in 1849?

Answer 6

Excommunicated all who tried to reduce the temporal power of the papacy

Question 7

What is excommunication?

Answer 7

Explulsion from the Catholic church

Question 8

How many French troops were now supporting the Pope in Rome?

Answer 8

20,000

Question 9

Who was appointed Prime Minister in 1849?

Answer 9

Massimo d’Azeglio

Question 10

What were the Siccardi Laws and when were they brought in?

Answer 10

The Siccardi laws controlled the power of the Church, and brought in, in March 1850

Question 11

What are some examples of the Siccardi Laws?

Answer 11

The right for criminals to seek sanctuary and protection in churches was abolished
he separate law courts for priests were abolished stating “all justice comes from the king”
Religious groups property rights were restricted

Question 12

Which Piedmontese churchman ignored these laws and what happened to him?

Answer 12

Archbishop Fransoni, he was imprisoned

Question 13

What was the Connubio and when was it?

Answer 13

A parliamentary agreement created by Cavour with the leader of the centre-left, 1852

Question 14

What did the Connubio do?

Answer 14

The connubio weakened Azeglio’s government

Question 15

What happened in November 1852?

Answer 15

Cavour asked Victor Emmanuel II to make him Prime Minister, he accepted

Question 16

When did Cavour decide to attack the wealth of the church and their estates?

Answer 16

1855

Question 17

How much did the state give the church per year?

Answer 17

5 million lire

Question 18

How many monasteries and benefices were suppressed and how much did this add to state income?

Answer 18

152 monasteries, 1700 benefices, which added £145,640 to state income

Question 19

How did Cavour betray Mazzini in 1853?

Answer 19

He warned Austria of the Mazzian-Inspired insurrenction in Milan

Question 20

Which roles did Cavour appoint himself at?

Answer 20

Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Finance Minister

Question 21

What did Cavour do for reforms?

Answer 21

Introduced a string of administrative reforms in 1852
Introduced financial reforms in 1852
Introduced reforms in the foreign office in 1853

Question 22

Who did Cavour use to reform the army?

Answer 22

La Marmora

Question 23

What linked Turin and Paris in 1853 that was setup by Cavour?

Answer 23

The electric telegraph

Question 24

What began in 1857?

Answer 24

Building of canals, and the construction of the Cavour canal

Question 25

Which industry thrived in Piedmont?

Answer 25

The textile industry, due to a lack of coal in northern Italy

Question 26

How many silk and cotton workers were then in Piedmont in 1844?

Answer 26

60,000 silk workers and 114,000 cotton workers

Question 27

By 1859, how much had the public debt risen to?

Answer 27

120 million Lire in 1847 to 725 million Lire in 1859

Question 28

Which countries had Cavour set up free trade agreements with?

Answer 28

Britain, France and Belgium

Question 29

Which country provided the majority of foreign investment?

Answer 29

France

Question 30

What did the Rothschild family provide?

Answer 30

Finances for the Mount Cenis tunnel in 1857

Question 31

Which line was built in 1854?

Answer 31

The line to link Milan, Turin and Genoa and the French Border

Question 32

When was Italy’s first steam ship built?

Answer 32

The “Sicilia” was build in 1855

Question 33

By the end of the 1850s how many km of railway did Piedmont have?

Answer 33

819km compared to the rest of the whole of Italy which has 1798km

Question 34

How long was the Mount Cenis tunnel?

Answer 34

13km, built in 1857

Question 35

Which economic alliance excluded Austria and weakened them?

Answer 35

Zollverein

Question 36

When did Piedmont send troops to Crimea?

Answer 36

January 1855

Question 37

How many Piedmontese troops were sent to Crimea?

Answer 37

18,000

Question 38

How many deaths did the Italians face in the Crimean war?

Answer 38

2000, but only 30 of wounds, the rest of Cholera

Question 39

What was the main point of discussion at the Congress of Paris?

Answer 39

The Italian Question