HCHS Italy: A LEVEL UNIT 2 - Booklet 1 Part A

Question 1

Who invaded Italy in 1796?

Answer 1

French

Question 2

How many states was Italy divided into under the Napoleon?

Answer 2

three

Question 3

What was the name of French law instituted across Italy?

Answer 3

Napoleonic Code

Question 4

What flag did Napoleon introduce to Italy?

Answer 4

Tricolour

Question 5

How did the French encourage Italian nationalism through the military?

Answer 5

Italian regiments

Question 6

Whose land was sold off to the professional classes in Italy?

Answer 6

Roman Catholic Church

Question 7

Who were the Carbonari?

Answer 7

Anti-French Nationalist movement

Question 8

Who aided the British in Napoleon’s final defeat at Waterloo?

Answer 8

Prussia

Question 9

What year was Napoleon finally defeated?

Answer 9

1814

Question 10

What was the meeting in 1815 that redistributed Europe after Napoleon’s defeat?

Answer 10

Congress of Vienna

Question 11

Which states did Austria directly control?

Answer 11

Lombardy and Venetia

Question 12

What royal family was given control of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies?

Answer 12

Bourbon

Question 13

Modena, Tuscany and which state were made into duchies under Austrian influence?

Answer 13

Parma

Question 14

Which state remained independent from Austria?

Answer 14

Piedmont

Question 15

Who ran the Papal States?

Answer 15

Pope and Catholic Church

Question 16

What types of governments were most Italian States in 1815?

Answer 16

Monarchy

Question 17

Define reactionary.

Answer 17

Returning to the ways of the past.

Question 18

Define Nationalism in 1820.

Answer 18

People of the same race, language, geography, culture and or traditions should be united in an independent nation.

Question 19

Define Liberalism in 1820.

Answer 19

People have some say in government.

Question 20

Define Radicalism in 1820.

Answer 20

Use of violence to achieve aims.

Question 21

Who was the Austrian premier determined to destroy nationalism and liberalism?

Answer 21

Clemens von Metternich

Question 22

What is a Zealot?

Answer 22

Hard line Pope

Question 23

Define constitutional monarchy.

Answer 23

The monarchy retains their role but is answerable to the people.

Question 24

Define republicanism.

Answer 24

No monarch. People have the right to vote for an elected leader.

Question 25

Define Conservative.

Answer 25

To conserve key features, but undergo moderate reform.

Question 26

What is a federation?

Answer 26

Where states join together with a common leadership, but retain some state freedoms.

Question 27

Who were the Federati?

Answer 27

Northern secret society led by a Milanese nobleman, Federico Confalonieri. Anti-Austrian and favoured a constitutional government.

Question 28

Name the secret society in the Papal States that were anti Austrian and anti-papacy.

Answer 28

Spillo Negro (Black Pin)

Question 29

The trigger for revolutions in 1830, was Charles X abdication in France. Who replaced him?

Answer 29

Louis Philippe

Question 30

What was the aim of most of the revolutions.

Answer 30

Gaining a constitution.

Question 31

Where was the revolt led by Enrico Misley?

Answer 31

Modena

Question 32

What did revolutions in Bologna achieve in the short term?

Answer 32

An elected assembly, reformed finance system and fairer legal system.

Question 33

Who suppressed most of the 1830-32 revolutions?

Answer 33

Austrians

Question 34

List the 6 reasons why the revolutions failed.

Answer 34

Localised, moderate, lacked popular support, ill-equipped, French failure and Austrian power

Question 35

Explain the Risorgimento.

Answer 35

National uprising which comes from the Italian people.

Question 36

Why was the medieval writer Dante significant?

Answer 36

Talked about 'Italian' language and wrote in Italian. Recognised common culture and customs. Hoped a German emperor would one day unite Italy.

Question 37

Who wrote, The Prince, complaining of foreign rule during French occupation in the 15th century.

Answer 37

Machiavelli

Question 38

Why is Verdi significant?

Answer 38

Anti-Austrian messages through opera.

Question 39

Who were the Congresso degli Scienziata?

Answer 39

Congress of Science, spoke in Italian at meetings and encouraged moderate nationalism.

Question 40

What were the Gli Annali and the Politecnico?

Answer 40

Journals that stressed the importance of economic growth such as the wine industry Chianti.