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Garibaldi Defends Rome Against the French, (April 30, 1849)
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Count Cavour [The “Head”] Giuseppi Garibaldi [The “Sword”] King Victor Emmanuel II (Puppet?) Giuseppi Mazzini [The “Heart”] Italian Nationalist Leaders
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Romantic Republicanism 1830-1840s Secret societies for unification (nationalism) – Example: Carbonari, Nationalist Society – Leaders: Mazzini & Garibaldi Exiled leaders of nationalism – Ineffective Used guerilla warfare 1849 Roman Republic Failed – Diminished Papal support of Unification 1860 Constitutional Monarchy – Cavour Policy Armed Force & secret diplomacy The Brain
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Step #1: Carbonari Insurrections: 1820-1821 “Coalmen.”
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Pope Pius IX: The “Spoiler”?
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Sardinia-Piedmont: The “Magnet” Italian unification movement: Risorgimento [“Resurgence”]
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Step #2: Piedmont-Sardinia Sends Troops to the Crimea What does Piedmont-Sardinia get in return?
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Why get involved in the Crimean War? Bring Italy into European politics – Piedmont-Sardinia Brought Italian “Question” to European Leaders – Paris Conference End Crimean War – Cavour gained respect and sympathy only Represented liberal alternative to extreme absolutism and republicanism No promises were made
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Cavour Policy Where is he from? – Kingdom of Sardinia most independent What was needed? – Unified state Why? economic success – Support of Nationalist Society – Need aid form France (Napoleon III) Cavour supported France in the Crimean War
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French Sympathies Why? – Continue Napoleon’s goal of unifying Italy – Support against Austria – Cavour represented moderate liberalism Vs. radical and reactionary Result – Provoke war between Italy & Austria France wanted to defeat Austria – Territory: Nice & Savoy
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Step #3: Cavour & Napoleon III Meet at Plombières, 1858
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Secret Deals? France would support Italian-Austrian War – France would receive French speaking Nice and Savoy Cavour mobilized for war – Why? Unite Italians out of fear
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Step #4: Austro-Sardinian War, 1859 Piedmont (+France) vs. Austria Why? Austria told Piedmont to de-mobilize Revolts around Italy Cavour’s Policy Unite through fear France feared growing power of Piedmont…secret treaty with Austria
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Step #5: Garibaldi & His “Red Shirts” Unite with Cavour 1.Italian Absolutism: Naples and Sicily Sent troops NORTH 2.Cavour sent troops SOUTH ***Garibaldi cared more about Nationalism than Republicanism***
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Step #6: Austro-Prussian War, 1866 Austria loses control of Venetia. Venetia is annexed to Italy. (What does annex mean?)
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Step #7: French Troops Leave Rome, 1870 Italy is united!
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A Unified Peninsula! A contemporary British cartoon, entitled "Right Leg in the Boot at Last," shows Garibaldi helping Victor Emmanuel put on the Italian boot. Garibaldi Victor Emmanuel
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Victor Emmanuel Monument ***The “Wedding Cake” of Rome**
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The Kingdom of Italy: 1871 What problems still remain for Italy?
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The New Italian State 1861 – Victor Emmanuel II is King of ITALY – Cavour DIES Upset individuals – Clerics: resented papal conquest – Republicans: resented treatment of Garibaldi – South: “conquered” by Piedmont Two regions are vastly different – Politics could not overcome Italian politics = corruption Unredeemed Italy “Italia irredenta” – Hostility towards Austria World War I involvement on winning side
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