The 1848 Revolutions

Question 1

Sicily: How is the revolutions announced?

Answer 1

Notices in Palermo stating that the revolution will begin

Question 2

Sicily: How is Ferdinand unseated?

Answer 2

Peasant clashed with troops in Palermo and still win despite 5000 troops reinforced

Question 3

Sicily: What is Ferdinand’s last ditch attempt at revolution quelling before he is forced to flee?

Answer 3

Jan 1848 - Offer of autonomy to the people, who ignored and continue to revolt, controlling most of the island at this point

Question 4

Sicily: What do the middle class do to slow down peasants who are looting, and burning tax records?

Answer 4

Civic guard to control the masses, Alexa parliament declared separation from Naples and Sicily declaring Ferdinand as no longer their king

Question 5

Sicily: How and when does Ferdinand Retaliate?

Answer 5

September 1848 - 20,000 troops are dispatched to reclaim Messina and the Sicilian parliament surrender after a three day bombardment in March 1849

Question 6

Naples: What is the uprising in Naples?

Answer 6

January 17th revolution launched - Burning tax records and killed a few notorious bourbon Leaders

Question 7

Naples: When did the King yield (give way to demands)?

Answer 7

Jan 27th

Question 8

Naples: What did Ferdinand do after yielding to the revolts?

Answer 8

Appointing a more liberal ministry led by Nicola Maresca, Duke of Serracapriola - withdrew troops from Palermo

Question 9

Naples: What is established in Naples following the Kings allowance of a constitution?

Answer 9

Carlo Troya attempts to persuade the King to break ties with Austria but instead he just frees the press and ignored all calls for land reform

Question 10

Naples: What was the ultimate result of Naples uprising?

Answer 10

Local, not national, illusion of progress and democracy, King still remains ultimately in power and peasants have been falsely appeased

Question 11

Lombardy/ Piedmont: What marked the beginnings of revolution in the North?

Answer 11

The “Five Glorious Days” initiated in Milan

Question 12

Lombardy/Piedmont: What happened at the start of the “Five Glorious Days?”

Answer 12

10,000 people presented a petition for liberal reforms to the Austrian governor in Milan

Question 13

Lombardy/Piedmont: What physical conflict occurs out of the “Five Glorious Days?”

Answer 13

On one side: Radetzky withdraws to the Quadrilateral

On the other: Moderates led by Cassati ask for union with Piedmont
Radicals led by Cattaneo ask for a federation of Italian republics.

Question 14

Lombardy/ Piedmont: How does Charles Albert react to the “Five Glorious Days?”

Answer 14

Fearing French intervention is he hesitates, CA sends troops to Lombardy, declaring war on Austria

Question 15

Lombardy/Piedmont: Who joins CA’s Piedmontese army?

Answer 15

Naples soldiers led by Pepe, Papal soldiers led by the rebel Durando and they go on to win the battle of Goito

Question 16

Lombardy/Piedmont: What causes mistrust and doubting in CA’s army?

Answer 16

30,000 French troops have amassed on Piedmonts Western border. and his
army is full of divided aims, and loyalty to different states.

Question 17

Lombardy/Piedmont: What dwindles CA’s army numbers?

Answer 17

He refused to accept troops that didn’t swear loyalty to him and the Papal Allocution

Question 18

Lombardy/Piedmont: What two battles are Piedmont crushed in?

Answer 18

Custozza July 1848

Novara March 1849

Question 19

Lombardy/Piedmont: What armistice is signed after the Piedmontese are expelled from Lombardy?

Answer 19

11th Aug - Armistice of Solasco

Question 20

Lombardy/Piedmont: How much do the Piedmontese have to repay after the war?

Answer 20

65 million French Francs

Question 21

Venetia: Who resigns leaving an opportunity to revolt?

Answer 21

Metternich

Question 22

Venetia: Who takes over rule of Venetia and what does he do?

Answer 22

Daniel Manin. Creates the Venetian Republic

Question 23

Venetia: Why is the republic forced to surrender?

Answer 23

Hunger and an outbreak of cholera. Venice becomes Isolated as the rest of
Venetia is back under Austrian control.

Question 24

Central Duchies: What is the Duke of Tuscany forced to do in 1848?

Answer 24

Grand Duke Leopold Il is forced to Appoint a more democratic government
led by Montanelli. and he grants an equally conservative constitution as the
one in Venetia

Question 25

Central Duchies: What do the people of Tuscany want, which forces Leopold to flee?

Answer 25

Peoples army to face Austria

Question 26

Central Duchies: When does Leopold return?

Answer 26

After the defeat of Piedmont at Novara, Tuscan moderates regain the
advantage and Leopold returns.