Post Unity Italy Flashcards
When was the Kingdom of Italy declared?
March 1861
Who was declared as leader of the Kingdom of Italy?
Victor Emmanuel II
What does the Pope think of the Kingdom of Italy?
Not a fan - places anathema on unification
Calls for priests to denounce it from Church pulpits and for people to oppose
When does Cavour die?
(6th) June 1861
‘Roma o morte’ means what?
Rome or death
What does ‘Roma o morte’ refer to?
GB’s quest to seize Rome
The constitution of the Kingdom of Italy is based on what?
The Statuto
In March 1861 how much land did the Church lose to the state?
2/3rds of it
Who said ‘We have made Italy. Now we must make Italians’?
Massimo D’Azeglio
When did D’Azeglio say ‘We have made Italy. Now we must make Italians’?
1861
At which ‘Roma o morte’ battle is GB wounded at in 1862?
Battle of Aspromonte
When was the Syllabus of Errors published?
1864
What was the Syllabus of Errors?
A publication by Pope Pius IX that rejected liberalism, claimed the right of Church to control education, refuse tolerance of other religions and hold temporal power
Where do OVB and Napo III meet October 1865?
Biarritz
Who met at Biarritz in October 1865?
OVB and Napo III
When did OVB and Napo III meet at Biarritz?
October 1865
What was agreed at Biarritz in October 1865?
France would remain neutral in any forthcoming Austro-Prussian war.
In return, Venice would be returned to France (and ultimately to Italians)
When was the September Convention?
September 1864
What was agreed at the September Convention?
France would evacuate Rome within 2 years
Who was at the September Convention?
Napoleon and VE
What was agreed between Prussia and Italy in April 1866?
Prussia would form an alliance with Italy.
What was agreed June 1866?
Austria would give Venetia to France in return for their neutrality in the upcoming war
When did Prussia declare war on Austria?
(20th) June 1866
At which two battles were the Italians heavily defeated at during the 1866 Austro-Prussian war?
Custozza (June) and Lissa (July)
At which battle were the Austrians crushed by the Prussians? (1866)
Battle of Sadowa
When did the Prussians crush the Austrians at the Battle of Sadowa?
(3rd) July 1866
When was the Treaty of Prague?
August 1866
What was agreed at the Treaty of Prague?
Venetia was given to Napo who later gave it to the KoI
When was GB’s second attempt at ‘Roma o morte’?
1867
Where was GB’s second attempt at ‘Roma o morte’?
Mentana
When did the Franco-Prussian war begin (OVB lure Napo to war)?
(19th) July 1870
When was France defeated in the Franco-Prussian war?
(1st/2nd) September 1870
How does Italy make the most of the Franco-Prussian war?
No troops in Rome so can walk in, seize and annex it
When does Italy annex Rome?
(2nd) October 1870
In 1871, what proportion of the population knew and commonly used Italian?
63,000 out of 27 million
What was the illiteracy rate in 1871?
2/3rd of the population
