role of individuals in unification up to 1861 Flashcards

1
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C- on what date did cavour warn austria of a mazzinian insurrection

A

february 1853

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2
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C- what did cavour do in february 1853

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warned austria of a mazzinian insurrection in venetia

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3
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C- how many monastries did cavour abolish

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152

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4
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C- how many benifices did cavour abolish

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1,700

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5
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C- what 3 roles did cavour take

A

finance minister
prime minister
foreign minister

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6
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C- what 3 countries did cavour create free trade agreements with

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britain
france
belgium

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7
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C- when was a railway line built to link what 4 places

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1854
genoa, milan, turin and the french border

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8
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C -which two french bankers invested in piedmont

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Rothschild and Laffite

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9
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C- by the 1850s what franction of the peninsulas railway did piedmont have

A

1/3

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10
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C- when was the sicilia built

A

1855

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11
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C- where was piedmonts first steamship built and what was it called

A

port of genoa - sicilia

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12
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C- when did piedmont join the crimean war

A

1854

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13
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C- how many members did the national society have by 1857

A

8,000

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14
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C- by when did the national society have 8,000 members

A

1857

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15
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C- what did cavour allow the national society to do

A

grow in piedmont

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16
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V- when victor emmanuel took power how was he viewed

A

the British saw him as a cautious liberal and the Austrians a cautious conservative

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17
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V- how did VEII force piedmonts involvement in the crimea

A

he threatened to sack cavour

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18
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V- who would VEII have replaced cavour with

A

Thaon De Revel

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19
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V- how many piedmontese troops were involved in the crimean war

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18,000

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20
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V- what did the amount of piedmontese troops in the crimean war mean

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that they would be able to talk in the peace treaty

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21
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V- how many piedmontese troops died in the crimea

A

2,000 but only 30 from wounds, the rest from cholera

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22
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V- which two countries were greatful to piedmont after the crimean war

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france and britain

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23
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what was the main point of discussion on the 8th of april

A

the italian question

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24
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when was the italian question the main point of discussion

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the 8th of april

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25
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V- what did VEII do after the orsini bomb plot

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he made piedmont seem the best guarentee against further assasination atempts from italy

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26
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V- when was the cry of anguish speach

A

10th of january

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27
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V- who said the cry of anguish speach

A

victor emmanuel

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28
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V- what speach did VEII do to rally the italians

A

the cry of angush

29
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N- when was an attempt made on Napoleon IIs life

A

january 1858

30
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V- who made the attempt on NapIIs life

A

4 italian nationalists including count felice orsini

31
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V- how many were killed and injured due to the orsini bomb plot

A

8 died and 150 were injured

32
Q

N- when was the pact of plombiers

A

july 21st 1858

33
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N- what is said to have happened to Orsinis letter

A

it was fabricated by napoleon for an excuse to intervene

34
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N- what would france give to piedmont in the war

A

200,000 troops

35
Q

N-what would in accordance to the pact of plombiers france gain from the war

A

Nice and Savoy

36
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N- why was napoloen so important

A

without the backing of a great power italy would not have been able to stand up against austria

37
Q

V- what is the connubio

A

a coalition between ratazzi (the leader of the centre left) and himself

38
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V- how did the connubio effect VEII

A

it strengthened parliament against the crown

39
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V- what position was rattazzi appointed

A

president od the chamber of deputies

40
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C- when did cavour become prime minister

A

november 1852

41
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C- how much money did the state give the church a year before cavours anti-clericalism

A

5 million lire

42
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C-what year did cavour reform the army and what did he use

A

1853
la marmora

43
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C- by what percentage did piedmonts trade value increase by

A

300%

44
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N- why was napoleons involvement with the 1859 war crucial

A

it was france who won magenta and solferino

45
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N- how many troops did the french provide for the 1859 war NAPIII

A

200,000

46
Q

G- what was garibaldis private army known as

A

the red shirts

47
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C- what was CAVs role in NAPIII suing for peace

A

he seemed increasingly interested in the central duchies, beyond the terms of the plombieres agreement

48
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C- why did Cavour resign after villafranca

A

the treaty of villafranca gave lombardy to france and not italy, it reinstated leaders of the central duchies, it ended war, cavour had no say.

49
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N- NAPIII after the treaty of zurich what did napoleon declare

A

that no force should be used to take the central duchies

50
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N- NAPIII what was the pope and congress pamphlet

A

a pamphlet that was written on behalf of napoleon suggesting that the pope should loose control of legations

51
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C- CAV when did cavour return as PM

A

21st january 1860

52
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C- what did CAV retern as PM to do

A

negotiate treaty of turin with NAPIII, this agreed that nice and savoy would be given to france if napoleon agreed to piedmontese plebecites and annexation of the central duchies

53
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C- how did cavour prove that annexation of the central duchies would be good

A

a series of plebecites to prove its popularity

54
Q

C- what did cavour use to drum up nationalist feelings in the duchies

A

war and propeganda

55
Q

C- what did Emilia vote for (central duchies plebecites)

A

426,000 to 1,506 in favour of annexation

56
Q

G- what medal did garibaldi get for his role in the 1858 war with austria

A

a Gold medal for valor, highest decoration in piedmont

57
Q

G- why was garibaldi ‘betrayed’ by ital y and what did he subsequently call cavour

A

Nice and Savoy were ceded to france, Nice was garibaldis birthplace and was a bitter blow to garibaldi
a low intrigu

58
Q

G- how many voulenteers did garibaldi gather before setting sail to sicily

A

1200 the ‘thousand’

59
Q

G- when did garibaldi set sail for sicily and what did he leave in the name of

A

he left in the name of ‘Italy and victor emmanuel’ in may 1860

60
Q

G- what was cavours opinion on garibaldis expedition

A

he was unsure wether he wanted the south united with the north,

61
Q

G- when did garibaldi reach marsala in sicily

A

11th of may

62
Q

G- why was garibaldi ‘lucky’?

A

he arrived alongside some british naval ships and so was not attacked

63
Q

G-how many were ‘the thousand’ once they arrived at palermo

A

3,000

64
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G- what force was waiting for garibaldi on the borders of the papal states

A

a force of 9,000 republoicans led by bersanti

65
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C- what was cavours only option to prevent an attack on Rome

A

to send an army through the papal states

66
Q

C, V- what did piedmonts army do on the way down

A

they defeated a papal army at castelfidaro and shot anyone who resisted them as traitors

67
Q

C, V- when did the piedmontese army reach neapolitan territory

A

26th October

68
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G- what did garibaldi do as they met at teano

A

saluted VEII as “the first king of Italy”

69
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G- when were the plebecites in sicily, naples, umbtria and the papal marches

A

October and November of 1860