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Italy Booklet 4 Flashcards

1
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What did France still have in Rome after 1861?

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A large military presence in Rome

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2
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What did Napoleon agree to at the September convention in 1864?

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Napoleon agreed to evacuate Rome if they switched the capital from Turin to Florence

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3
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How did the people react to the capital being moved to Florence?

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Riots ensued, 23 dead and 1000 wounded

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4
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When did Cavour die and what of?

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June 1861, of malaria

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5
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How many prime ministers followed in how many years?

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5 prime ministers in 5 years

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6
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Who were the 5 prime ministers and in chronological order?

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Ricasoli, Rattazi, Farini, Minghetti, La Marmora

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7
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What did Mazzini describe the new Italy as?

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A sham

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8
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What percentage of the population made up the electorate?

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2%

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9
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How many members of parliament were elected by how many voters after 1861?

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443 by 150,000 voters

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10
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As of March 1861, how much land had the Pope lost to the new Italy?

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2/3

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11
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What did the Papacy do in response to losing the temporal power?

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Published the Syllabus of Errors in 1864

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12
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What were some of the claims of the Syllabus of Errors?

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  1. Church would retain control over the education system and all culture and science
  2. Catholic Church rejected all ideas of tolerance for other religions
  3. The Church reasserted its temporal power
  4. It criticized Liberalism, attacked religious toleration, freedom of expression and thought as as well as socialism, nationalism and communism
  5. It would not accept progress and modern civilisation
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13
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How did the government respond to the Papacy in 1866?

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Increased taxation on churches to the state and demanded that the church handed over its property

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14
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What was the dogma of papal infallibility and when was it?

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It stated that the Pope’s statements were indisputable, and in 1869

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What did the Pope do in 1870, following the annexation of Rome?

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Declared himself a prisoner in the Vatican

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16
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How were the voting systems for plebiscites corrupt?

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In Nice, the “no” slips were not even brought to the voting stations

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17
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What was the Casati Law?

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In 1859, the Casati law made primary education compulsory

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18
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Why did the Casati law fail in the South?

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Because the majority were illiterate

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19
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How did Garibaldi create tension in the South?

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He promised land reform and improved living standards but they never came

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20
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In Naples, how many decrees were changed in 2 days, and when?

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53 decrees changed in just 2 days in February 1861

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21
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How many provinces did Piedmontisation divide the new kingdom into?

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53

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22
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Following Piedmontisation, how many monasteries were dissolved?

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2382

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23
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How did Piedmontisation betray Lombardy?

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Lombardy was promised its own constitution and legal system but this never came

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24
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How much debt was there after the war of unification?

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2.5 billion Lire

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25
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How many young men took to the hills to avoid conscription in 1861?

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25,000

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26
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Why did conscription anger the south?

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It took the young men from the south, many of whom were needed on the works which lead to worker shortages

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27
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How many convicts escaped during Garibaldi’s campaign?

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10,000

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28
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How many soldiers did Piedmont deploy to deal with the Brigands in 1862?

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120,000

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29
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How many Brigands were there by 1862?

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82,000

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30
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By 1861 how much debt was Italy in?

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2,450 million Lire

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31
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How much did the debt increase by after Piedmont took on the debt of smaller states following unification?

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It more than doubles 4 years later

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32
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By the mid 1860s what percentage of Italian bonds were in foreign hands?

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1/3

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33
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By 1866 how much of the state expenditure did the deficit take up?

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60%

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34
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What was the Grist Tax?

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A tax on the milling of corn

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35
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When was the Grist Tax?

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1868

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36
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What was the response to the Grist Tax?

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Riots in the following two weeks, 250 dead and 1000 wounded

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37
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From 1867 onward, how many acres of church land were sold?

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9 million

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38
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How much of Italy’s agriculture produce was used to repay debts?

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30%

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39
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How many people were employed in industry by 1861?

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Only 3 million

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40
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What percentage of those employed in industry by 1861 were women and children?

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80%

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41
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Which natural resource did Italy lack?

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Coal

42
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By unification, how many km of railway was there?

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2,773km

43
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When were the railways passed into private hands?

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1865

44
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What type of economy was created due to these economic indifferences?

A

Dual economy

45
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What is a Dual economy?

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The North of Italy was thriving but that came at the cost of the South of Italy who struggled to keep up with the industrialisation

46
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Why did Garibaldi visit London in 1864?

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To raise the issue of the liberation of Venice

47
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Where did Garibaldi try to engineer an uprising?

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Greece, Serbia and Dalmatia, to destabilise the Austrian Empire

48
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How much did Italy offer to purchase Venetia for from Austria?

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1000 million Lire

49
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What agreement did Italy make with Prussia?

A

That Italy would receive Venetia for her war contribution against Austria

50
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How many men did Italy have against how many Austrians?

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250,000 Piedmontese against 130,000 Austrians

51
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How many ships did the Austrians have compared to Italy?

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12 Italian Ships compared to 7 Austrian Ships

52
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What percentage of the Italian army ever reached the front against Austria?

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25%

53
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Which major ground battle did the Italians lose?

A

Custozza

54
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Which major naval battle did the Italians lose?

A

Lissa

55
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How many ships did the Italians lose at Lissa?

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3 ships including the Re d’Italia, the pride of the Italian navy

56
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How many shells did the Italians fire and how many hits did they score at Lissa?

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1450 shells fired, 1 major hit

57
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Who did Austria give Venetia to following the war?

A

France

58
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What was the result of the plebiscites in Venetia?

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647246 for joining Italy
69 against joining Italy

59
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Which two things came about as a result of the war against Austria?

A

Grist Tax in 1868
Nationalising Church land in 1867

60
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Why was Rome so important to Italy?

A

It was the last geographic piece of the Italian jigsaw and it was the final symbol of foreign interference

61
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What did the September Convention allow the pope to do?

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Raise an army of 10,000 troops for protection and the French would leave within two years

62
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When did French troops leave Rome initially?

A

December 1866

63
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Why did the French troops return in 1867?

A

Garibaldi tried to invade Rome a second time

64
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How many men did Garibaldi gather for his “march on Rome”?

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4000 men

65
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When did the Franco-Prussian war break out?

A

July 1870

66
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What did the Franco-Prussian war force the French to do?

A

Withdraw their garrison in Rome

67
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During the Italian invasion of Rome, how many Italians and Papal soldiers died?

A

49 Italian soldiers and 4 officers, 19 Papal troops

68
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What were the results of the plebiscites to annex Rome?

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133,681 for the annexation
1507 against the annexation

69
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What did the Law of Guarantees do for the Pope?

A

Granted him £129,000 per annum
Recognised the powers of the Pope

70
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When was the capital moved to Rome?

A

July 1871

71
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When did the Papacy officially recognise the new Italy?

A

1929

72
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By how much were Papal troops outnumbered?

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3:1

73
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After 1871, how many provinces was the country divided into?

A

69

74
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What were the Communi?

A

A form of local government

75
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How many Communi were there?

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8,382

76
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What did the Communi do?

A

Looked after education, public health, local taxes and public works

77
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How many bureaucrats were there and how many were based in Rome?

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30,000 in total, 3,100 based in Rome

78
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What did the Civil Service do?

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Created a centralised government which worked to ensure common laws, taxes and education for the whole state

79
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What was the Carabinieri?

A

Military police

80
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How many local police were there to support the Carabinieri?

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18,000

81
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What did the Civil service give?

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Many jobs to veterans of the wars of independence and showed that nationalism and pride in the country should be rewarded

82
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What percentage of expenditure was on the military so Italy could be seen as a great power?

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25%

83
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How many soldiers and officers were in the Italian army?

A

215,000 soldiers
15,000 officers

84
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How many soldiers did the Italian army have in reserve?

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2 million

85
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What was hampering the economy of the South?

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A lack of capital and skilled labour

86
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Why was power a problem in the South?

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A lack of water, unlike the North which had the rivers from the Alps

87
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What caused widespread deindustrialisation in the South?

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The removal of tariffs, which had previously protected Southern industry

88
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Where did most of the money from the Grist Tax go?

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Invested into public works, land reclamation and the military - mainly in the North

89
Q

What percentage of children died before their 1st birthday in 1871?

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22.7%

90
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What percentage of children died before their 5th birthday in 1871?

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50%

91
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What were the problems facing the South?

A

Poverty, unemployment, higher taxes and lack of lan

92
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How many Italians emigrated in 1871?

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120,000

93
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What did the Law of Guarantees give the Pope?

A

His own postal service
Full diplomatic Status
3,225,000 lire per year as compensation

94
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In 1871, what percentage of the population could vote?

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Only 500,000 or roughly 2.2% of the population

95
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Of these eligible to vote, how many actually did?

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Only 60%

96
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Who was the Mazzinian that led an attack on a barracks in Pavia?

A

Barsanti

97
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What happened to Barsanti?

A

Arrested and shot for treason

98
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How did people react to Barsanti?

A

A petition with 40,000 signatures calling for him to be pardoned

99
Q

What were the irredentists?

A

People who wanted to reclaim areas with ethnic Italians and Italian speaking people

100
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What were some of the places that irredentists wanted to reclaim?

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Istria, Trieste, Trentino, some even believed that Nice, Savoy, Malta and Corsica should also be reclaimed and form a ‘Greater Italy’

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