Unification of Italy

How was the Italian peninsula divided into several state

Divided into independent states or under the direct control of foreign powers such as (Lombardy, Tuscany, Naples, Sicily)

Why were Napoleon’s conquests important?

Organized local admin. according to French standards, made it possible for Italians to communicate with each other more easily and encouraged free trade, promoted the ideas and values of the French revolution

Who formed several bigger states in northern, central and southern Italy?

Napoleon Bonaparte

Did the ideas and values of the French Revolution that Napoleon had brought disappear after his fall?

No it didn’t, it was preserved by secret organizations

Who were the 3 major players in the unification movement

Giuseppe Mazzini, Count Camillo Di Cavour, Giuseppe Garibaldi

Who was the ideologist of the unification movement and founded a secret organization called “Giovine Italia” (young italy)

Giuseppe Mazzini

Who was a diplomat in the Kingdom of Piedmont and Sardinia and became the first Prime Minister of unified Italy in 1861

Count Camillo di Cavour

Who was the army general who planned a secret attack on the Bourbon Kingdom and led 1,000 soldiers all dressed in red shirts to Sicily?

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Who was proclaimed King of Italy on March 17,1861

King of Piedmont and Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele II

When was the Unification of Italy completed?

Unification was not complete until 1870, when Rome became the capital

First capital of unified Italy

Turin

What are the 3 colors in Italy’s flag and what do you call it?

green, white, red, called tricolore

When did Italy’s flag became official?

1861