The Creation of Italy 1856-61- Causes of the second war of italian independence Flashcards
when was the National Society formed and who dominated it
1857 italian exiled who were living in piedmont
what was the membership of the national society by 1857
8000
what was the aim of the National society
promote italian unity, accepted it may not be a republic
who did Cavour meet in 1856 to discuss a possible war with austria
Garibaldi
what did this suggest
that the radical movement was willing to back piedmont
what is a possible motive for Napoleon III getting involved with northern italy
wanted some of the land involved, now that austria has less power it would give influence to france
what were napoleons plans for central italy
wanted to unite it with the north, wanted the pope to rule a federation
what was the orsini plot
4 italian nationalists who didnt yet know napoleon’s plans planted 3 large bombs and outwitted the french police aimed at napoleon in the name of italian unification
what is a theory about this plot
that it was orchestrated to force the french to help italy
why was napoleon initially bitter with piedmont after the orsini affair
because they allowed Orsini to avoid arrest and get to france
when was the pact of Plombieres
July 1858
how many terms were outlined by the pact of plombieres
7
who got more advantages from the pact
Napoleon which shows how cavour was an opportunist willing to compromise to achieve liberation of northern italy
what were the 7 terms or the pact
1-austria had to be the agressors in war
2- piedmont, venetia, lombardy, modena, parma and papal legations would become the kingdom of northern italy
3-kingdom of central italy ruled by tuscany
4-rome and surrounding would remain under the pope
5-naples would remain as it was
6- France would get nice and savoy in return for 200,000 soldiers
7-the marriage of 15year old daughter of VE II and the middle aged prince Jerome Bonaparte
what did piedmont do in march 1859 to take the first steps to provoke war
mobilised their army
