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Consolidating The Kingdom of Italy Flashcards

1
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what were the main problems stopping Italy being unified by 1871

A 
foreign powers
death of Cavour+political instability 
papacy
southern question 
piedmontisation 
brigands war 
economic and social backwardness
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how was foreign powers preventing Italy from unifying by 1870

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French troops rome

Austrian army venetia-supported by great powers

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3
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how was austrains power weakened by Prussia

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Prussia+france free trade treaty 1862

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4
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what was the September convention

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1864
evacuate rome in return for capital move from Turin to Florence
Italian gov agreed, people rioted 23 dead

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5
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how was the death of Cavour and political weakness stopping Italy from unifying

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june 1861 Cavour dead
other PMs weren’t as good
parliament was corrupt

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6
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who followed after Cavour as PM

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Ricasoli, Ratazzi, Minghetti, La Marmora

Farini tried to stab king

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7
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who made up parliament after Cavours death

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piedmontese nobility

443 members

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8
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how did the papacy prevent Italy from unifying

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fractious cohabitation relationship

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9
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fractious cohabitation

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uneasy relationship between church and state

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10
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syllabus of errors

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church controlled ed, science and culture

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11
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what did the state do to church taxation

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1866 increased it and took church property

pope lost 2/3 land in unification process

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12
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what did the pope declare in 1869

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he was prisoner of the Vatican

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13
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why did the southern question stop Italy unifying by 1871

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plebicites showed people wanted rid of tyranny+revolts not unification
they were corrupt
south was too different to north

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14
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what was introduced across the whole of Italy but didn’t work in the south

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Casati law- compulsory primary education

south were illiterate

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15
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why would southerners feel resentment toward piedmont

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garibaldis promised land reform+improved living standards didn’t happen
any opposition to piedmont was crushed

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16
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examples of corrupt plebicites

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Nice- no slips weren’t bough to station

people didn’t know what they were voting yes for

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17
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how did piedmontisation stop Italy from unifying

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piedmont systems everywhere, not regard for regional differences
piedmont constitution
(Tuscany wanted their own)
same weights+measures, laws, coinage

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18
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why were religious people upset by piedmontisation

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education paid for by attacking the church

dissolution 2382 monasteries stopped areas having charity organisations

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19
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why was Cavour ignorant to the south

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never travelled further than tuscany

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20
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why was piedmontisation not successful in the south

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didn’t administer the region well

lack of resources

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21
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who got Tuscany their separate legal system and customs in the short term

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Ricasoli

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22
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how fast did naples get piedmontised

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legal system changed 53 decrees in 2 days

23
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what started the brigands war

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increase taxs for 2.5 mill lire debt
conscription introduced
public opinion against victor Emmanuel

24
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how many people avoided conscription in the south

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25000 took to the hill

25
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who made up the brigands army

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unemployed
ex bourbon soldiers
convicts
1862 82000 brigands

26
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how did economic and social backwardness stop Italy from being fully unified

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conservative attitude
elites didn’t want social change
borrowing money was immoral
foreign debt, prevented growth

27
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what unpopular taxes were introduced

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1865 flour tax

1868 grist tax (milling of corn)

28
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what fraction of Italian bonds were in foreign hands

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over 1/3 by mid 1860s

29
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how much of the deficit took up state expenditure

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1866 60%

30
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what% of produce was sold to pay of foreign debt per year

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30%

31
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where were there no railways

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Sardinia and sicily

32
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how did Garibaldi attempt to gain venetia

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Italian freedom association attempted uprisings

stopped by gov 1864

33
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why did relations between Austria and Prussia decline

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Austria violated joint sovereignty of region

34
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who offered to buy venetia

A

La Mamora PM

1000 million lire

35
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who did Italy negotiate with over Austria

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Prussians (Bismarck)
Italy get venetia in return for war contribution
Italy joined war 4 days after 20th june 1866

36
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Battle of Custozza

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24th june
bad Italian organisation
25% of army never reached front line

37
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results of the war Italy+prussia Vs Austria

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france secretly told Austria would stay neutral in return for venetia
French handed this to Italy
plebiscite- only 69 rejected

38
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what did the September convention state about Rome

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pope could raise army 10000 for protection return French would leave after 2 years
Italians wouldn’t attack rome

39
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when did garibaldi attack rome

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1862+1867
French troops left in 66 but returned till 1870
garibaldi was defeated

40
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which war enable Italy to get rome

A

Franco Prussian war

41
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how did Italy use the franco Prussian war to get rome

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said wouldn’t help france unless rome was prize

French refused this, withdrew rome troops to fight Prussia

42
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when did the Italian army siege rome

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September 1870

43
Q

what factors were dividing Italy until 1871

A

social and economic problems
papacy
political disunity+irredentism

44
Q

what were the factors uniting Italy by 1871

A

monarchy
civil service
army
local government

45
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how did economic factors divide Italy by 1871

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lack of capital+skilled labour
lack of power in south
de-industrialization in south
northern competition

46
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how did social factors divide Italy by 1871

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22.7% infant mortality before 1st bday
50% died before 5th bday
poverty
unemployment

47
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how was the papacy dividing Italy by 1871

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prisoner of Vatican

catholics refused to take part in political process

48
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what laws did piedmont grant the pope which he ignored

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own postal service
full religious powers
annual compensation

49
Q

how was Italy politically divided by 1871

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2.2% vote
60% of those eligible to vote did
republican uprisings
irredentists

50
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who were irredentists

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people promoted unification of geographic areas where indigenous ethnic Italians formed a majority

51
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how was the monarchy uniting Italy by 1871

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VE fully supported kingdom, couldn’t pass laws without parliament
monarchy by 1870-symbol of unity,stability+anti-radicalism

52
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how was the civil service uniting Italy by 1871

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lack of corruption
unified customs-helped economic unity
economy+education control by civil service stop divisions

53
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how did the local government unite Italy by 1871

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25,000 military police
18,000 local police
bigger local govs took on more debt than smaller ones

54
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how did the army help unite Italy by 1871

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1870-215,000 (2 mill reserves)
fought under name ‘italians’
regiments were constructed with troops wi more than state

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