Italy Booklet 2 - The rise of Piedmont (1849-56) Flashcards
What was the legacy of the Roman Republic? What year was it defeated?
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
What years was Mazzini exiled to London?
1849-1851
What did Mazzini set up while he was in London?
Founded the National Italian Committee and set up the Society of the Friends of Italy (1851)
What was The Connubio and what did it do? And when was it set up?
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
When did Cavour become Prime Minister?
1852
How many monasteries and benefices were suppressed by the anticlerical movement?
152 monasteries, 1700 benefices
What was the coalition called which helped Cavour become PM?
The Connubio
What was the name of the anti clerical laws which were established in Piedmont in the 1850s?
The Siccardi Laws
Why did Cavour betray Mazzini to the Austrians in 1853?
he wanted to show he was trustworthy to other countries to try and get them to invest in Piedmont
What three positions did Cavour hold in Parliament in 1855 and why?
-Prime Minister
-Foreign Minister
-Finance Minister
to keep the government stable and direct Piedmont to modernisation
By which year was the electric telegraph that linked Turin to Paris?
1853
Trade increased by what %?
300%
In 1844 how many silk and cotton workers were there?
60,000 silk workers and 114,000 cotton workers
When was Italy’s first steam ship built? What was it called?
-1855
-‘The Sicilia’
How many km of railways were there by the end of the 1850s?
819km
What fraction of the peninsula’s railways did Piedmont have?
1/3
What was the name of the economic free trade agreement dominated by Prussia that Austria was left out of?
Zollverein
When did Cavour (and Piedmont) join the Crimean War?
January 1855
How many Piedmontese soldiers were sent to fight in the Crimean war?
18,000
Out of how many Piedmontese deaths, how many died of wounds and what did the rest die from?
2000 deaths. 30 died from wounds and the rest from cholera.
What did the Congress of Paris show for Piedmont and unification? And when was it?
-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
Why was Austria being weakened by the 1850s?
-they had lost Russia as an ally
-the German Confederation was isolating Austria by Prussia leading trade and excluding Austria
Which two French bankers invested in Piedmont?
-Rothschild
-Laffitte
What were the motives of Cavour in encouraging foreign investment and trade from foreign powers?
creating investment from foreign power meant they would want to protect Piedmont and therefore their investment
