Unit 2 recap questions - 1848-49 revolutions

Question 1

What was abolished in Piedmont and Tuscany

Answer 1

Press censorship

Question 2

What did liberals want

Answer 2

Constitutions, government reforms and political freedom

(Constitution = set of rules that guides how a country, state or other political organisation works)

Question 3

What happened in 1846 and 1847 that caused discontent

Answer 3

Failed harvests

Question 4

What was there an outbreak of in Sicily

Answer 4

cholera

Question 5

What was the main reason for discontent in Sicily

Answer 5

Wanted to be separate from Naples

Question 6

In January 1848, notices were posted in Palermo saying what

Answer 6

Weapons would be handed out to those who came forward

Question 7

What did the revolutionaries (in Sicily) demand be reinstated when they took the city

Answer 7

Constitution

Question 8

What did the King agree to in Naples

Answer 8

Two Chamber Parliament with limited powers, national guard, end of press censorship

Question 9

Why was king Ferdinand nicknamed ‘King Bomba’

Answer 9

Intense bombardment of Sicily

Question 10

What was the outcome of the revolutions in Sicily and Naples

Answer 10

Both failed, remained unified, all promises undone

Question 11

In what central and northern states were constitutions promised

Answer 11

Papal states, Tuscany, Piedmont

Question 12

What caused the revolutions in Milan

Answer 12

Tobacco Boycott

Question 13

What was the period of time of revolutions in Milan known as

Answer 13

The five days

Question 14

Who did Milan ask for help from

Answer 14

Charles Albert

Question 15

What was proclaimed in Venetia in 1849

Answer 15

Independent Venetian Republic of St Mark

Question 16

Which Pope made it clear he did not approve of the war

Answer 16

Pope Pius IX

Question 17

When did Radetzky arrive back from Austria with more troops (in Lombardy - capital Milan)

Answer 17

June 1848

Question 18

Where was Charles Albert’s army defeated first - July 1848

Answer 18

Custoza

Question 19

What happened to Charles Albert after his defeats

Answer 19

He fled

Question 20

What happened in each of the revolutions overall

Answer 20

Failed

Question 21

What happened to the Pope in November 1848

Answer 21

He fled

Question 22

What was Mazzini elected the head of

Answer 22

Triumvirate

Question 23

How long did Mazzini rule for

Answer 23

100 days

Question 24

What did Mazzini do during his rule in Rome

Answer 24

Abolished the death penalty, reformed taxes, reformed education, urged other states to end Austrian rule

Question 25

Who did the Pope appeal to when Mazzini was ruling Rome

Answer 25

France, Spain and Naples

Question 26

How many troops did France send to take back Rome

Answer 26

20,000

Question 27

When did the Pope return to Rome

Answer 27

April 1850

Question 28

What were the three main reasons for the revolutionary defeats

Answer 28

Lack of unity, Lack of popular support and Lack of international allies