Revolution of Italy

Question 1

Why couldn’t the Italian population agree on which kind of nation to be?

Answer 1

Because some wanted Italy to be ruled by the pope, some wanted a monarchy and the rest wanted a republic.

Question 2

When did people in Italy start to demand change?

Answer 2

Duringthe 19th century

Question 3

What happened during the “5 days of Milan”?

Answer 3

Worried, the Austrian army shot into the crowd and killed 61 people. This caused violence to spread throughout Milan. The Austrian soldiers were forced to leave and the revolutionaries asked for help from the King of Piedmont Sardinia.

Question 4

When were the “5 days of Milan”?

Answer 4

18th - 22nd of March,1848

Question 5

What did the people in Trento do to show their want for a republic after the “5 days of Milan”?

Answer 5

• Marched into the city hall
• Destroyed the office of finance
• Insisted that a message be sent to Vienna demanding for Austria to be removed from all Italian lands
• Created a national guard

Question 6

Why and when did the Pope remove his troops?

Answer 6

In May, 1848, the Pope removed his troops because he did not want 2 catholic states fighting each other.

Question 7

What did Giuseppe Mazzini name his movement to try and make Italy strong and powerful?

Answer 7

“The Risorgimento”

Question 8

Why did Charles Albert sign a treaty to agree to go back to old borders?

Answer 8

Because he saw that things were not going to work out iin the revolutionaries’ favor.

Question 9

What did Mazzini do to create a “Rome of the people”?

Answer 9

• Gave most of his money to charity
• Gave land previously owned by the pope, to the poor
• Granted freedom of the press
• Made reforms to the prison system and asylums
• Set up secular schools

Question 10

Why didn’t Mazzini try and fix unemployment in Italy?

Answer 10

Because of the recent failure of the National Workshops in France

Question 11

Why did the rebels surrender?

Answer 11

• The Austrian empire blockaded Venice, therefore cutting off supplies
• Someone overheard of a breakout of cholera

Question 12

The Austria and Piedmont-Sardinia war had ended by…

Answer 12

August!

Question 13

Why did Napoleon agree to help the Pope win Rome back?

Answer 13

Because he thought it would encourage loyalty from the Catholics

Question 14

When did the Bourbon army take back Sicily ?

Answer 14

May 15th 1849

Question 15

Why were there revolutions in Italy 1848?

Answer 15

Because Italy was made up of hundreds of little states, each with their own rulers, borders and laws, and the population wanted to become a Nation-State.

Question 16

Why did the Rome population murder their Prime Minister

Answer 16

Because they were unhappy with the way things were being run

Question 17

What fines did the revolutionaries have to pay?

Answer 17

Many were executed for owning firearms and the wealthy got land taken off them and had to pay fines.

Question 18

What happened in March 1848 in Italy?

Answer 18

Austrian troops shot into the crowd, killing 61 people and violence spread through Milan from the 18th to the 22nd of March (5 days of Milan). The people in Trento showed their want for a revolution by marching into the city hall, destroying the office of finance, and insisting that a message be sent to Vienna demanding that all Austrians be removed from Italian lands. They also created a national guard

Question 19

What did the Italian population do to revolt against the Bourbon king in Sicily?

Answer 19

They organised an uprising and on the king’s birthday, they they revolted and brought back the pre-1812 constitution

Question 20

When did the “Carbonia” join with all others to revolt against Austria?

Answer 20

1831

Question 21

Why did the Austrian troops shot into the crowd and kill 61 people?

Answer 21

Because they were annoyed that the citizens stopped smoking and played the lottery, meanwhile denying the taxes involved