4a. Venetia 1861-66

Question 1

Who ascended the Prussian throne in 1861 and who was made minister-president in 1862

Answer 1

Wilheim I and Bismarck

Question 2

Why did Bismarck engineer a war with Austria

Answer 2

Desire for Prussian dominance

Question 3

When did Napoleon promise neutrality with Prussia

Answer 3

October 1865

Question 4

What was the treaty between Austria and France in 1866

Answer 4

France would stay neutral in exchange for Venetia

Question 5

When was the treaty between Austria and France

Answer 5

June 1866

Question 6

When was the treaty between Italy and Prussia

Answer 6

April 1866

Question 7

What was the treaty between Italy and Prussia

Answer 7

Italy could get Venice for supporting Prussia if war broke out

Question 8

When did Italy go to war with Prussia against Austria

Answer 8

20th June 1866

Question 9

What battle did Italy loose

Answer 9

3rd July Custozza

Question 10

How did Italy get Venetia

Answer 10

France got it who then gave it to Italy

Question 11

Why did Crispi say to a friend in in 1866

Answer 11

“To be Italian was something we once longed for, now in the present circumstances it is shameful”

Question 12

What were the results of the plebiscites in Venice

Answer 12

647,000 vs 15,000

Question 13

When were the Venetia plebiscites held

Answer 13

20th October 1866

Question 14

How big was Italy’s army against Austria

Answer 14

40,000

Question 15

How was the Austrian-Prussian war humiliating for Italy

Answer 15

Defeat at land and sea/ highlighted Italy’s lack of military independence and power

Question 16

What did Garabadli form in 1861

Answer 16

Italian freedom association

Question 17

When did the Italian freedom association first meet

Answer 17

1862

Question 18

What did Garibaldi say in his speech in 1862 as president of the Italian freedom association

Answer 18

Urged those on the left in politics to focus on the issues of Rome and Venice

Question 19

Why was the Italian freedom association a failure towards national unity

Answer 19

Rattazzi summoned Garabaldi to discuss stirring unrest and granted him 1million lire/ nothing came of it- Garabaldi had other plans

Question 20

When did Garabaldi go to England

Answer 20

April 1864

Question 21

How many treated Garabdli on his trip to Britain

Answer 21

500,000

Question 22

Why was Garabaldis British visit in 1864 significant

Answer 22

Used publicity to raise the issue of Venice liberation from Austria

Question 23

What did Queen Victoria write to one of her daughters about Garabaldis visit

Answer 23

“Garabaldi, thank god, is gone”

Question 24

When did VE meet with Mazzini

Answer 24

1863-64

Question 25

What was discussed in VE’s meetings with Mazzini

Answer 25

Mazzini urged VE to intervene in Venice/ aims were to stir up discontent to remove Austrians from Venice

Question 26

How did VE show interest in getting Venetia/ nationalism/ getting Austrians out

Answer 26

Met Mazzini 1863-64/ sent envoys to Europe 1861

Question 27

Why did VE send envoys to Europe in 1861

Answer 27

Purpose of stirring up war with Austria

Question 28

Which envoy was sent to Paris 1861

Answer 28

Rattazzi/ tried to convince Louis Napoleon to help Italy wage war

Question 29

What was the reality of VE’s attempts at expelling the Austrians/ answering the Venetian question

Answer 29

More talk than action/ reality was Austria would remain in Venice until the wider European stage dictated otherwise

Question 30

When does ltaly get Venetia

Answer 30

October 1866

Question 31

Why did France even get involved with European treaties just to get Venetia back

Answer 31

Napoleon back in the Italian driving seat/ wanted deal to regain big brother status and become power broker of Central Europe

Question 32

Why did Italy accept the Prussian treaty to go to war, when it could just get Venetia through Austria win or loose

Answer 32

Crispi wrote that Italy needed a “baptism of blood” / idea that Italy would need to prove itself on the world stage/ beating Austria on battlefield without French help

Question 33

Why did Austria agree to give Venetia to France win or loose

Answer 33

Could see the writing on the wall/ better to loose Venetia in a trade and get neutrality than loose it later