Unification of Italy---freshman

What sparked the dreams of natioalism in italy?

nap. invasion

Guiseppe Mazzini

\-nationalist leaser

\-founded young italy

young italy

secret organization thats goal was to create a unified free and independent republican Italy

Why was young italy secretive?

didn’t want to get shut down

Why did it make sense to Mazzini for Italy to be unified as one nation?

-italys geography, common language, and common history

\-it made economic sense---bc once italy was unified it would end trade barriers among italian states which could stimulate industry and economy

Victor Emmanuel II

\-constitutional monarch of Sardinia

\-hoped to unite all italian states with his own to increase pwr.

\-constitutional monarch

\-his prime minister was Camillo Cavour

constitutional monarch

had a monarch with a constitution preventing him from being absolute

Count Camillo Cavour

\-Emmanuel II’s prime minister

\-not a nationalist

\-he wanted pwr. of Emmanuel II-------sounds like Bismark

What was Count Camillo Cavour’s long time goal?

\-end autrian pwr. on italian peninsula

\-he did this with the help of the french

Who did Sardinia defeat?

Austria and annexed Lumbardi---an italian state

What did various nationalist groups do?

began to rise up and overthrow Austrian back leaders

Giuseppi Gerabaldi

\-recruted a force of 1,000 red shirted volunteers

\-won controll of sicily

red shirt volunteers

\-won controllof sicily

\-they crossed to Mengland, Italy and marched northwards conquering everything until Naples

What did Garibaldi want? and why?

italian republic

\-he believed was more important to unify italy

What regions will Garibaldi turn over and to who ?

\-Sicily and _________

\-Emmanuel 2

Who was crowned King of Italy?

Emmanuel 2

What does Emmanuel 2 do as King?

\-each Italian state will vote to be apart of Italy

\-only portions not apart of Italy---Venetia and Rome

Who did Italy form an alliance with?

Bismark

How did the Austro-Prussian war benefit Italy?

they won the Provence of Venetia

How did the Franco-Prussian war benefit Italy?

\-they could not be protected

\-emmanuel sent troops to conquer it

What were the 6 obstacles Italy had to face?

1. differences between northern italy and southern italy
2. italy vs. catholic church
3. struggle with anarchists
4. struggle with radicals
5. struggle with socailists
6. limited suffrage

6 obstacles: differences between northern italy and southern italy

\-northern italy was primarily industrial and wealthy and southern italy was agriculteral and poor

6 obstacles: italy vs. catholic church

\-pope resented the fact that italy came and seized lands that were part of the papessey that had been part for 1,000 yrs.

\-he will instruct italian catholics to not support the newly formed italian gov.

6 obstacles: struggle with anarchists

\-anarcheists- individuals who wanted to abolish any form of gov.

\-turn to violence and sabotage as a result

6 obstacles: struggle with radicals

\-radicals-those who didn’t like the constitutional gov.

6 obstacles: struggle with socailists

\-socailists wanted socailism

\-wanted workers to organize to strike

\-remove businesses and put workers

6 obstacles: limited suffrage

\-very few people with the right to vote

Despite all of the problems Italy faced how will Italy develop?

economically and its population will continue to grow

Despite economic growth, what problems does italy still face?

unemployment and high crime rates

What did many italian citizens choose to do to change their lives?

emmigrate to US latin america or canada