Italy Mock Obstacles Flashcards
france as obstacle
kept troops in rome until september convention when it was agreed to change capital and not attack pope
turin riots capital change
23 died
austria as an obstacle
had no intention of relinquishing venetia
great powers supported austrias position- balance of power
weakened by trade agreement ?? w prussia and france
cavours death as obstacle
dies 1861
succeeded by many, none of same calbire
lack of support from king- farini stab
political weakness as obstacle
ricasoli and ratazzi didnt object to garibaldis infatuation with rome, had to intervene, seen as anti italian
electorate was 2% of population
political strengths?
unified italian army
schools and unis under state control
pope as obstacle
lost 2/3 land to new kingdom
risorgimento destroyed his temporal power
fractious cohabitation
scientific theory- spiritual power
prisoner in Vatican after annexation
syllabus of errors
rejected all idea of modernity, liberalism, free speech, progress
papal infallibility
after attacks on church property and tax
1870 proclaimed his statements were indisputable
casarti law
primary school education compulsory- south excluded cus illiterate
southern plebiscites
1860
voted against tyranny not for unification
piedmontese politicians had little knowledge about it
cavour had never travelled further than tuscany
piedmontisation in the south
indecent rate
naples legal system- 53 decrees 2 days
customs coinage measures standardised- ignorance, south had long term regional autonomy before now its bad
southern issues
mafia corrupted jury system
lacked human and financial resources
conservative attitudes- bartering
no railways in sicily and sardinia
lack of skiled labour
lack of water for power
removal of southern industry tarriffs- de industrialisation
grist tax for poor
dual economy
brigands war
bandits in forests during napoleonic wars
25k took to hills to avoid conscription
public opinion against VEII
picture of hunting southerners
claimed more lives than all unification wars
badly organised and violent
terror used
estimated 82k at peak- 90k for peacekeeping
economic ass
in tatters
debt doubled when they took on the other states
also had to pay for troops for south and be ready to pounce rome venetia
grist tax on milling corn- 1k wouned in riots
