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Unification of Italy Flashcards

1
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What was the Congress of Vienna?

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A meeting of the great powers following the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte

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What was the concept of Risorgimento?

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National uprisings which come from the Italian people

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What is a federation?

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Where all states of the Italian peninsula could join together with common leadership but still retain some state freedoms.

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What is reactionary?

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Returning to the ways of the past. Linked with conservative restored monarchs.

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If someone was a progressive what would they favour?

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Liberal ideas, change and reform

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What is liberalism?

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Liberalism is a political philosophy founded on ideas of liberty and equality.

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What is the definition of unification?

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Turing a group of separate states into a single country

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What would a radical do?

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Use extreme methods in order to make political gains

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9
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What were Jesuits?

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Extreme catholics

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10
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What does Papal describe?

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Something relating to the pope

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What do Republicans want to get rid of?

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A monarch

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12
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What is a constitutional monarchy?

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Where a monarchy’s role remains but they become accountable to the people.

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13
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What does the political concept of conservatism entail?

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Believing in traditions and being resistant to change

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What is Nationalism?

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Having a strong love for your country, which you want to be free from foreign rule.

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15
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Following Napoleon’s defeat where did the major powers meet?

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Congress of Vienna

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16
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What word describes those who favour reform and liberalism?

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Progressives

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17
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When did the congress of Vienna restore reactionary monarchs to Italian states?

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1815

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18
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When was the revolution in Naples?

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1820

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19
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When was the revolution in Sicily?

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1821

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When was the revolution in Piedmont?

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1821

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21
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When was the revolution in Modena?

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1831

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22
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When was the revolution in Parma?

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1831

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23
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When was the revolution in the Papal States?

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1831

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24
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In what year was pope Pius XI elected?

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1846

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25
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When did grain shortages start?

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1846

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26
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In what year did Charles Albert issue the Statuto?

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1847

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27
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In what year did the revolutions begin?

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1848

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28
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What happened in Naples in 1820?

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Revolutions

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29
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What began in 1846?

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Grain shortages

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30
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Who issued the Statuto?

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Charles Albert

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31
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What began in 1848?

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Revolutions

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32
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What were the 4 different types of state rulers?

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  • Kings
  • Popes
  • Dukes
  • Viceroys
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33
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Who ruled the Northern states of Lombardy?

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Viceroys of Austria

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34
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When did France gain control of Nice and Savoy?

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1792

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35
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What did France gain control of in 1792?

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Nice and Savoy

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36
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When did Napoleon gain Lombardy?

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1796

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37
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Who did Napoleon defeat to gain Lombardy?

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Austrians

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38
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What did Napoleon gain in 1796?

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Lombardy

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39
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When did Napoleon crown himself King of Italy?

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1805

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40
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When did Napoleon split the country into 4 states?

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1798

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41
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What was the purpose of splitting the country into 4 different states?

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“An attempt to simply the boundaries”

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42
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How did Napoleon further simplify Italy in 1810?

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Split it into 3 parts

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43
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In what year was Italy split further into 3 parts?

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1810

44
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How were Napoleon’s 3 parts distributed?

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⅓ given to France
⅓ became known as the kingdom of Italy
⅓ became known as the kingdom of Naples but did not include Sicily which was controlled by Britain

45
Q

After the congress of Vienna what happened to Tuscany?

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It was returned to the control of the Austrian appointed leaders

46
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After the congress of Vienna what did the Pope once again control?

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The Papal States

47
Q

Where was control of education handed back to the church after Napoleon left?

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Piedmont

48
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What percentage of taxes did Napoleon give to the military?

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60%

49
Q

What political concept increased under Napoleon?

A

Nationalism

50
Q

In what year did King Emmanuel return to the throne of Piedmont?

A

1815

51
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In what year did duke Francis IV return to the throne of Modena?

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1815 and attempted to return to a pre-napoleonic era

52
Q

What does Zealots?

A

Collective Popes

53
Q

Who returned as king of Naples in 1815?

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King Ferdinand 1st

54
Q

In Naples which two political groups joined together to call for new constitution?

A

Liberals and Radicals

55
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What kind of person would be a liberal?

A

Non violent middle class

56
Q

Name two secret societies

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Carabinieri and Young Italy

57
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Who was Metternich?

A

The Austrian chancellor

58
Q

How many members did the Carbonari have?

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60 000

59
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What percentage of the male population were in Carbinari?

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5%

60
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What percentage of the Italian population were peasants/

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over 90%

61
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What did Risorgimento literally mean?

A

Resurgence

62
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Name 5 causes of the 1820s revolutions:

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1) Food Shortages
2) High taxation
3) Desire for a constitution
4) Disease
5) Suffering

63
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Name 5 failures of the 1820s revolutions:

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1) Only a very small minority were interested
2) Austrian intervention
3) No unity between groups
4) No leader
5) Most of the population want food not revolution

64
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What percentage of the population were roman catholic?

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Over 90%

65
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What did the catholic church resist?

A

Change

66
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What did the catholic church’s resistance of change make them?

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Conservative

67
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What phrase best describes the peasant’s political orientation?

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Politically Apathetic

68
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When did roman catholicism regain its influence?

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1815

69
Q

What was a key disagreement within the nationalists?

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The extent to which the Italian peninsula should be unified

70
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What did Carbonari fight to gain?

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Constitutions and more rights from the monarchs

71
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Where did the Federati and Aldelfi operate?

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Mainly in the North of Italy

72
Q

Who led the Federati?

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Federico Confalonieri

73
Q

What did the Federati rename itself to in 1818?

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Society of the Sublime Perfect Masters

74
Q

Who was the head of the Aldefi?

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Filippo Buonarroti

75
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What was an disadvantage of them being secret?

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They could not communicate openly or use propaganda

76
Q

To whom did the Carbonari swear their allegiance to?

A

Their leaders

77
Q

In what era did writer Cicero talk of Italy as one nation?

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3rd Century BC (Romans)

78
Q

Whose ideas greatly influenced the writers of Risorgimento 500 years later?

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Dante Alighieri (Dante)

79
Q

Who wrote Della Tirranide?

A

Vitorio Alfieri

80
Q

Who wrote the partriotic “William Tell”

A

Rossini

81
Q

What journal spread national identity in Tuscany?

A

Antologia

82
Q

In 1871 only how many of 27 million spoke Italian?

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630 000

83
Q

In 1871 what percentage of Italian spoke Italian?

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2.3%

84
Q

Name a notable poet of Risorgimento:

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Giacomo Leopardi

85
Q

Between which two years did the congress of science meet?

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1838-1847

86
Q

What fact disproves the concept of risorgemento?

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Before 1848 Italians were nowhere near ready to make their own destiny

87
Q

What two industries was in example of Italian growth after 1830?

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Wine in chianti and the cheese industry in gorgonzola

88
Q

In the 1840s what was the life expectancy in Naples?

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Just 24

89
Q

In what year did Mazzini become revolutionary?

A

1821

90
Q

In what year did Mazzini go to prison?

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1830

91
Q

In what year did Mazzini join the carabinari?

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1827

92
Q

Who did Mazzini want to lead the revolution?

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“La Plebe” (think plebius latin -> the masses)

93
Q

How many members were there in Young Italy?

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50 000

94
Q

What age did you have to be under in order to join Young Italy/

A

40

95
Q

When did Young Italy attempt to invade Savoy?

A

1834

96
Q

Where did a Young Italy revolt fail?

A

Genoa

97
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In what year did Garibaldi support Mazzini?

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1831

98
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How did Mazzini isolate moderate liberals?

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They viewed him as a dangerous radical

99
Q

What did Mazzini’s attitude inhibit?

A

French Assistance

100
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Why did Mazzini’s ideas isolate the masses?

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Overly Intellectual

101
Q

Where were Mazzini’s supports mostly from?

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Privileged, educated backgrounds

102
Q

How long was he absent from Italy from in total?

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40 years: he became out of touch with the situation in Italy

103
Q

What did the actions of Young Italy mostly end in?

A

Failure

104
Q

Between which two years did Mazzini live in Switzerland and London?

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1834 to 1849

105
Q

What was not high on Mazzini’s agenda?

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Socioeconomic hardships, faced by the majority

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