The Weaknesses Of Liberal Italy 1870-1915 Flashcards
What was the Risorgimento?
Process of Italian unification 1848-1870
What started the Risorgimento?
The First War of Independence
What did Garibaldi do for the Risorgimento?
Invaded Sicily - was persuaded to hand it over to King Victor Emmanuel of Piedmont.
What ended the Risorgimento?
The Franco-Prussian War
What state led the Risorgimento? How did they lead?
Piedmont - Count Cavour won french support which forced Austria to give up Lombardy, central states were persuaded to join the kingdom (1859)
Left wing politics?
Socialists, Communists, Anarchists - Workers rights, everyone should be treated equally
What was the Treaty of Vienna 1815?
Formal agreement of allied countries to defeat Napoleon I
What was Trasformiso?
Political opponents put aside differences to come together
What happened at the First War of Independence 1848-49?
Sardinia and Piedmont (and France) try to get rid of Austrian control - Italy lost - began process of re-unification (risorgimento).
What was the Treaty of Turin 1859?
Nice was to be given to France from Piedmont as a thank you for the military help
What is irridentism?
A policy advocating for the restoration to a country of any territory formerly belonging to them
Right wing politics?
Conservative, Nationalism, Liberalism - Limited to the same ideas
What happened at the Second War of Italian Independence 1858?
Sardinia and Piedmont try again to defeat Austrian control - they won and Austria lost control of Lombardy, Tuscany and Modena.
What was the Treaty of Villafranca 1859?
Peace treaty at the end of the Second War of Independence, marked the beginning of Italian unification under Piedmontese leadership
Why was there hostility from the Catholic Church towards the Liberal government?
Took Rome and Papel states from the church - Pope instructed Catholics to boycott elections in retaliation
