Cavour Essay Flashcards
Para 1
Commercial and industrial growth/ overriding of Parliament
How many silk and cotton workers were there
60000 silk and 114 000cotton
When was the Cavour canal built and what did it do
1857 it boosted employment
How much did trade increase by
300%
In January 1855 what did Cavour do to override parliament
Appointed himself the three main posts of pm foreign minister and finance minister
What did he use memora for in 1853
To reform the army by removing conservative elements
Para 2
Infrastructural changes / reducing opposition-crushing radicals
Para 3
Diplomatic development, economic system- anti clericalism
Para 4
Setting up of the connublo / trade agreement
What did Cavour do in 1853 that helped with communication
Electric telegraph links to Paris , mont cenis, tunnel, railway links to french border
What did he increase the Piedmontese railway to in 1850
819km
What fraction of the railway belonged to piedmont
1/3
Who did Cavour warm Austria about in what year
Impending Mazzini attack in 1853
What was the affect of piedmont sending troops to help out in the Crimean war
It isolated Austria from there allies meaning that they are weaker
In 1855 how many monasteries and beneficent closed down
152 monasteries and 1700 benefited
