Rise of piedmont 1848-56- legacy of the 1848-49 revolutions Flashcards
What happened to austria after they revolutions
their military dominance was as strong as ever, tighter control over Venetia and the constitutions were suppressed in most states
What did Austria prefer over a republic
constitutional monarchies
What did piedmont maintain
no austrian occupation, and kept the statuto
what is there debate over Victor Emanuel II and the statuto
whether he courageously defied the austrians by keeping the Statuto, or he was actually pressured by the austrians to keep it to avoid possible uprisings
What did the Statuto mean for piedmont
allowed active politics, however half of the parliament was still appointed by the king, free press (with some restraint)
how much of the population was represented by the lower chamber of the piedmont parliament
2.25% who were literate
what did Victor Emanuel still retain complete power of
the Army, and the right to appoint and dismiss ministers at will
Where did nationalist now turn their attention to, instead of Pius IX
Victor Emanuel II, they had free press, elected assembly and some civil liberty- most hopeful place for unity
what did Piedmont attract a lot of during the 1850s
political refugees from the rest of italy (30,000 in turin and genoa alone)
how did Mazzini fail
he was too radical which limited his appeal to several classes, and even though he recognised that the revolutions need to come from peasants he did nothing to engage them
how did the church prevent nationalist ideas spread
kept control over the peasants as no one like mazzini was actually engaging them
How did the pope act after he returned to rome
he denounced all his previous reforms, and got international support from the french so he was no longer helpful for the liberals or nationalists
What happened to the states that had gained any national or liberal independence
they didnt retain it, apart from Piedmont
what was the most important development in liberalism in the 1850
emergence of a ‘middle way’ an alternative to conservatism- wanted a stronger piedmont, economic reform, free trade
