The Rise of Piedmont 1850-59 Flashcards
(26 cards)
what % of the population were literate in the 1840s-50s
2.25%
what % of the population did the lower chamber of piedmont parliament represent
2.25%
mazzinis thoughts on peasants
acknowledge revolution should come from below
didn’t see the potential in the peasants
what were the 4 steps which led to Piedmont emerging as the state to lead unification
an ambivalent monarch
create political stability
strengthen economy aligning with foreign powers
develop diplomacy and challenge Austria
Victor Emmanuel II (step 1)
british saw him as cautious liberal
Austrians saw as cautious con
appointed Massimo d’Azeglio as PM
one of first acts-shelled Genoa where radicals were
creating political stability (step 2)
The Connubio
Siccardi laws
1850 by d’Azeglio
controlled power of church-right for criminals to seek sanctuary in church abolished
upset the pope
divided politicians (cons disagreed)
Cavour
Minister Trade and Agriculture
Connubio 1851
November 1852 asked VE to be PM- granted
dropped d’Azeglio’s reforms
Connubio
before Cavour PM
parliamentary agreement with centre left (ratazzi)
alliance
when did d’Azeglio’s ministry fall
tried to introduced anti clerical introduce civil marriage in 1852
how did Cavour decrease church influence
abolition 152 ministries+1700 posts held by priests
^added 145,640 to state income
Cavour in Government
1857 sacked Rattazzi, end connubio
used Mazzini’s failures to show people he wouldn’t help
appointed himself 3 posts
found technicalities to reduce right wing gov
introduced reform
Mazzini’s failures which Cavour used
Genoa revolts
insurrection in naples
what posts did Cavour hold in gov
PM
Foreign+finance minister
what reforms did Cavour introduce
finance departments 1852
foreign office 1853
which three areas did Cavour strengthen economy (step 3)
industry
trade
infrastructure
how did Cavour improve industry
subsidies
1853 electric telegraph linked Turin to Paris
1857 canal building
60,000 silk workers+114,000 cotton 1844
How did Cavour improve trade
free trade-Britain,France + Belgium
1854 line built linked Milan,Turin,Genoa+French border
trade value increase by 300%
how did Cavour improve infrastructure
1st steamship ‘The Sicilia’ Genoa 1855
port of genoa modernised
Piedmont 819km railway end of 1850s
13km rail through Mount Cenis
why was Austria’s power declining
economic challenges from Prussia
becoming isolated by the German Confederation
which event gave Cavour an opportunity to develop international diplomacy
Crimean War
Britain+France against Russia with Austria neutral
why did Austria fall out with Russia in the Crimean war
Austria sign four points agreement with GB+F- aim was to get Russia to negotiating table
when did Piedmont get involved in Crimean war
1855
18,000 troops
didn’t have much impact
congress of Paris
Feb-Apr 1856
showed peidmonts growing status
ended treated of Vienna
GB+F owed them one
