Italy Booklet 2 - The rise of Piedmont (1849-56)

Question 1

What was the legacy of the Roman Republic? What year was it defeated?

Answer 1

The French stayed in Rome for another 20 years after to guarantee Papal power. This meant there was another foreign power in Italy.
Defeated in 1849

Question 2

What years was Mazzini exiled to London?

Answer 2

1849-1851

Question 3

What did Mazzini set up while he was in London?

Answer 3

Founded the National Italian Committee and set up the Society of the Friends of Italy (1851)

Question 4

What was The Connubio and what did it do? And when was it set up?

Answer 4

It was a central alliance between Cavour and the leader of the central left Urbano Ratazzi. It strengthened the government against the crown. 1851-1852

Question 5

When did Cavour become Prime Minister?

Answer 5

1852

Question 6

How many monasteries and benefices were suppressed by the anticlerical movement?

Answer 6

152 monasteries, 1700 benefices

Question 7

What was the coalition called which helped Cavour become PM?

Answer 7

The Connubio

Question 8

What was the name of the anti clerical laws which were established in Piedmont in the 1850s?

Answer 8

The Siccardi Laws

Question 9

Why did Cavour betray Mazzini to the Austrians in 1853?

Answer 9

he wanted to show he was trustworthy to other countries to try and get them to invest in Piedmont

Question 10

What three positions did Cavour hold in Parliament in 1855 and why?

Answer 10

-Prime Minister
-Foreign Minister
-Finance Minister
to keep the government stable and direct Piedmont to modernisation

Question 11

By which year was the electric telegraph that linked Turin to Paris?

Answer 11

1853

Question 12

Trade increased by what %?

Answer 12

300%

Question 13

In 1844 how many silk and cotton workers were there?

Answer 13

60,000 silk workers and 114,000 cotton workers

Question 14

When was Italy’s first steam ship built? What was it called?

Answer 14

-1855
-‘The Sicilia’

Question 15

How many km of railways were there by the end of the 1850s?

Answer 15

819km

Question 16

What fraction of the peninsula’s railways did Piedmont have?

Answer 16

1/3

Question 17

What was the name of the economic free trade agreement dominated by Prussia that Austria was left out of?

Answer 17

Zollverein

Question 18

When did Cavour (and Piedmont) join the Crimean War?

Answer 18

January 1855

Question 19

How many Piedmontese soldiers were sent to fight in the Crimean war?

Answer 19

18,000

Question 20

Out of how many Piedmontese deaths, how many died of wounds and what did the rest die from?

Answer 20

2000 deaths. 30 died from wounds and the rest from cholera.

Question 21

What did the Congress of Paris show for Piedmont and unification? And when was it?

Answer 21

-it showed that it was now a diplomatic issue and the French and British were grateful to Piedmont and “owed them one”
-it was in February to April 1856

Question 22

Why was Austria being weakened by the 1850s?

Answer 22

-they had lost Russia as an ally
-the German Confederation was isolating Austria by Prussia leading trade and excluding Austria

Question 23

Which two French bankers invested in Piedmont?

Answer 23

-Rothschild
-Laffitte

Question 24

What were the motives of Cavour in encouraging foreign investment and trade from foreign powers?

Answer 24

creating investment from foreign power meant they would want to protect Piedmont and therefore their investment

Question 25

How could you argue that it was VEII who wanted Piedmont involved in the Crimean War?

Answer 25

Cavour was hesitant as he was unsure of their military power but VEII pushed him and threatened to sack him for Thaon Da Revel if he didn’t take them to wa

Question 26

Where was the peace treaty for the Crimean War and how did it benefit Piedmont?

Answer 26

Piedmont came out on the side of the allies and so they had respect from Britain and France for fighting with them. France “owed” Piedmont