To what extent to you agree with the claim: “by 1870 the only true unification was geographical”? Flashcards
Which historian says that there was a divide between real and legal Italy?
Martin Clark
Which area of unity had seen the most progress to unity?
Geographical
Was Geographical unity truly complete in the eyes of many?
No
Whose actions compounded existing social divisions?
Pope
Is the statement true, by 1870 the only true unification was geographical?
No, true unity remained distant
Why can a unified people not be expected to be established?
1870 was only 9 years after the kingdom was declared and 4 years after Venetia was gained
How should this question be addressed?
Discuss each factor, and then the extent to which that factor is true
Overall what supports the idea that there was true geographical unity?
By 1870 the whole of the Peninsula was unified on the map.
How did Piedmont gain Lombardy as well as the central duchies of Parma and Magenta?
July 1859 Treaty of Villafranca/Second War of Italian Independence
How was the south of Italy (Naples and Sicily) unified?
Garibaldi’s May 1860 expedition, which was then given to the Kingdom of Italy through the Teano meeting 26th October 1860.
How was Nice and Savoy lost?
Treaty of Villafranca
How did the kingdom gain Venetia?
The Habsburg loss to the Prussians in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 meant that Venetia was ceded to France as part of the peace treaty, who later gifted it to Piedmont.
When and how were the Papal States and Rome annexed to the Kingdom?
October 2nd 1870 plebiscite held in the Papal states to annex them to the Kingdom of Italy and were accepted on October 9th. Due two the Franco-Prussian war the French garrison had been removed and Rome became part of Italy.
How could you argue that there was not true geographical unity?
Many not he left felt that unity was not truly complete
Who called for the return of Nice and Savoy to the Italians and when did he do this?
1870 Crispi
What two places did some believe would constitute true unity?
Malta and Corsica being added to the empire
How did Irredentists want to complete geographical unity?
Many irredentists wanted to free Italians living under Habsburg rule in places such as Trentino and Trieste.
Why was the lack of Nice and Savoy in the new kingdom particularly problematic?
It was a source of National humiliation that they were not included
Though the figure that said that unity was not complete were few, what were they?
Influential
What three things support the idea that there was political unity?
1) Monarchy
2) Civil service
3) Local government
What are the four factors?
1) Geographical
2) Political
3) religious
4) Social/economic
What percentage was the electorate in 1861?
2%
What did VEII support, suggesting that there was political unity?
VEII was a conditional monarchy who supported the kingdom fully.
What constraints were there on the king that suggests that there was political unity?
He could not pass laws without the approval of the national parliament or ministerial approval.
The monarchy by 1870 was a symbol of what three unifying things?
stability and anti-radicalism and anti-republicanism
Why and when did the emphasis on parliament grow?
During the 1850s due to the work of Cavour
What about the civil service restored people’s faith in government?
Lack of corruption
What was the name of the veterans of the wars of unification?
Patroti
What were the patroti given?
Civil service jobs
How does the fact that the ‘patroti’ were given civil service jobs suggest that there was national unity?
This created national unity not only did it reward previous nationalism, but it also meant that the people saw government as on the side of those who had fought in wars.
What two things did the cicivl service have control over centrally, stopping regional political divisions over these?
Central economy and education
Who argued that a strong central government was one of the only ways that national unity could be fostered?
Manning
What were the two police forces, and their size, that could quell discontent?
25 000 strong military police force the Carabinieri backed up 18 000 local policemen
What were the voting qualifications by 1861?
men, 25 years old who could read and write and paid 40 Lira taxes
What were two missing representative vehicles that were missing in the new Italy, suggesting that there was division between Itlay’s divided classes?
Unions or parties