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Italy Booklet 4 1861-70 Flashcards

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Obstacle - The French and Austrians

What did Napoleon agree to at the September Convention?

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evacuate Rome if the capital of Italy was Florence

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Obstacle - The French and Austrians

When was the September Convention?

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1864

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Obstacle - The French and Austrians

Which PM agreed to the September Convention, resulting in VEII sacking him?

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Minghetti

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Obstacle - The French and Austrians

How many people died rioting the change of the capital in Turin?

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23

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Obstacle - The French and Austrians

Who supported Austria?

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The Great Powers

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Obstacle - The French and Austrians

How was Austria weakened externally to Italy?

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Increased Prussian power: made a free Trade treaty with France in 1862 and excluded Austria

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Obstacle - Cavour’s Death

When and what of did Cavour die?

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June 1861 to malaria

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Obstacle - Cavour’s Death

What 5 PM’s followed in 5 years?

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Ricasoli, Rattazzi, Farini, Minghetti, La Marmora

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Obstacle - Cavour’s Death

Why was Rattazzi seen as anti-Italian?

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Sent troops to stop Garibaldi so as not to upset France

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Obstacle - Cavour’s Death

Why did Rattazzi have to send troops against Garibaldi?

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In 1862 Garibaldi set up the Society for the Emancipation of Rome and tried to attack Rome

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Obstacle - Cavour’s Death

Which PM tried to stab the king?

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Farini

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Obstacle - Cavour’s Death

What classes of people made up government?

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Piedmontese nobility and the educated middle class

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Obstacle - Cavour’s Death

An all male parliament was elected by what % of the population?

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2%

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Obstacle - Cavour’s Death

How many members of parliament were elected by how many voters?

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443 members by 150,000 voters

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Obstacle - Cavour’s Death

What was unified across Italy?

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  • single criminal legal code (except for Tuscany)
  • Italian navy and army
  • unified education system
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Obstacle - the Papacy

What was fractious cohabitation?

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An uneasy relationship between church and state

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Obstacle - the Papacy

What else was threatening the church at the time?

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  • Darwin’s origin of the species 1859
  • Theologians such as French Catholic Renan’s theory that the Bible shouldn’t be presumed as accurate
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Obstacle - the Papacy

What was the Syllabus of Errors?

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Pope rejecting all modern ideas

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Obstacle - the Papacy

When was the Syllabus of Errors?

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1864

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Obstacle - the Papacy

What did the state do in retaliation to the Syllabus of Errors?

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Increase church taxes and demand they hand over property

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Obstacle - the Papacy

What was the Dogma of Papal Infallibility?

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Stated the pope’s belief if indisputable

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Obstacle - the Papacy

When was the Dogma of Papal Infallibility proclaimed?

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1870

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Obstacle - the Papacy

How much land has the pope lost?

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2/3

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Obstacle - the Southern Question

Give an example of how the voting systems were corrupt

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In Nice, the “no” slips weren’t even brought to the voting stations so you had to vote yes

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Obstacle - the Southern Question Give an example of how the North didn’t understand the South
1859 the Casati Law made primary education compulsory, yet it didn’t happen in the South as the majority were illiterate
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Obstacle - the Southern Question What did Cavour crush in the south?
Any opposition including bourbons, soldiers, Garibaldini, peasants demanding reform
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Obstacle - the Southern Question What did Cavour order Farini and when?
To crush opposition in the south following an October 1860 uprising by Bourbon agents
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Obstacle - Piedmontisation The legal system of Naples was changed by how many decrees in how many days and when?
53 decrees in 2 days Feb 1861
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Obstacle - Piedmontisation How many provinces was the new kingdom divided into?
53
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Obstacle - Piedmontisation Give examples of things that were standardised
Coins, weights, customs
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Obstacle - Piedmontisation How was education payed for?
By attacking the church
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Obstacle - Piedmontisation How many church monasteries were dissolved?
2382
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Obstacle - Piedmontisation What did dissolving monasteries cause?
Deprived areas in south of charitable institutions
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Obstacle - Piedmontisation Why was the jury system not effective in the south?
The mafia would corrupt and intimidate jurors
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Obstacle - Piedmontisation Why was Lombardy unhappy with Piedmontisation?
Had previously been promised their own legal and education system and a local govt
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Obstacle - Piedmontisation Who introduced it?
La Mamora with an emergency decree
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Obstacle - Piedmontisation Why did Tuscany manage to regain Tuscan customs and legal systems?
Was ruled by the powerful Baron Ricasoli
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Obstacle - The Brigands’ War When was the war?
1861-65
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Obstacle - The Brigands’ War Who were Brigands?
Bandits who lived in the mountains/forests and were seen as protectors of the south
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Obstacle - The Brigands’ War How much debt was being payed off by higher taxes?
2.5 billion Lire
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Obstacle - The Brigands’ War What was introduced, causing starvation as no one could harvest the land?
Conscription
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Obstacle - The Brigands’ War In what year did how many men take to the hills to avoid military service?
1861, 25000 men
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Obstacle - The Brigands’ War Why did many Bourbon soldiers flee to the mountains?
Piedmontese General Cialdini ordered they be shot if found with weapons
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Obstacle - The Brigands’ War How many convicts were in the Brigands?
10,000
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Obstacle - The Brigands’ War By 1862 how many Brigands were there?
82,000
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Obstacle - The Brigands’ War How many soldiers did Piedmont deploy to deal with the Brigand threat?
120,000
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Obstacle - The Brigands’ War In what year were 90,000 troops engaged in peace keeping (more than used against Austria)?
1863
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Obstacle - The Brigands’ War Name a leader of the Brigands
Crocco
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Obstacle - The Brigands’ War What happened in Palermo in the week-long rebellion in 1866?
Murder of govt officials and three days of bitter street-fighting
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Obstacle - Economic and Social How much was the debt by 1861?
2,450 million Lire
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Obstacle - Economic and Social When was the Flour tax?
1865
52
Obstacle - Economic and Social What fraction of Italian bonds were in foreign hands?
1/3
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Obstacle - Economic and Social By what year, did what % of state expenditure was spent on the debts?
1866 60%
54
Obstacle - Economic and Social When was the Grist Tax introduced?
1868
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Obstacle - Economic and Social How many deaths and wounded were there in riots against the Grist tax?
250 dead 1000 wounded
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Obstacle - Economic and Social How many million acres of church land was sold in how many years?
9 million acres in 9 years
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Obstacle - Economic and Social Why were Latifundia owners problematic?
Enclosed land and removed common land for farminf
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Obstacle - Economic and Social What % of each year’s produce was used for debt repayment?
30%
59
Obstacle - Economic and Social How many people were employed in industry in 1861?
3 million people
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Obstacle - Economic and Social How many km of railway in Italy by unification?
2,773km
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Obstacle - Economic and Social When were the Venetian and Lombard railway systems linked together?
1857
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Obstacle - Economic and Social Where had no railways at all?
Sicily and Sardinia
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Obstacle - Economic and Social Which industry was hindered in the south and where?
Olive oil industry in Apulia
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Obstacle - Economic and Social When did railways pass to private hands as the govt couldn’t afford them?
1865
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When was the Mount Cenis tunnel completed linking Italy and France?
1871
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What was the economy called in its state?
A dual economy

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