The Unification Process

Question 1

Metternich quote

Answer 1

“Italien ist ein geographischer Begriff”

Question 2

VE1 quote

Answer 2

“Italy must not only be respected: she must make herself feared”

Question 3

Who was the Heart of the process?

Answer 3

Mazzini- combine Italy w/ shared culture, i.e. art

Question 4

Who was the Head of the process?

Answer 4

Cavour- deals, brains, manipulator of the situation

Question 5

Who was the Fist of the process?

Answer 5

Garibaldi- unified fighting, gets shit done.

Question 6

Mazzini

Answer 6

Became the spiritual leader of the Risorgimento

Focused his organising on the YOUTH as he believed that the nationalist spirit needed time to grow & the youth were more malleable.

Question 7

What did Mazzini found, and when?

Answer 7

Young Italy movement in 1831

Question 8

Cavour

Answer 8

• pragmatist (willing to compromise)

- a believer in Realpolitik allowing him to make steps that romantic idealists like Mazzini would never make.

Question 9

When did Cavour become PM of P-S?

Answer 9

1852

Question 10

Italian for Garibaldi’s Redshirts?

Answer 10

Camicie Rosse

Question 11

What did Garibaldi’s “Thousand” invade and conquer?

Answer 11

Sicily

Question 12

Who were the “Thousand” suppose to represent?

Answer 12

Italy but were in fact artisans and professors.

DID NOT REPRESENT ITALIANS.

Question 13

When was Rome made capital of Italy?

Answer 13

1871

Question 14

When was VE2 proclaimed KoI?

Answer 14

March 1861

Question 15

When was the Austro-Prussian War?

Answer 15

1866

Question 16

When was the Franco-Prussian War?

Answer 16

1870

Question 17

Papal states pre-unification

Answer 17

~temporal control, spiritual control
~clergy had a strong hold over freedom of expression
~pope was despotic and relied on Austrian forces to keep control.