4a Italian Unification
ITALIAN
UNIFICATION
4 PARTS OF ITALY
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies—ruled by the French
Papal States—governed by the Pope
Northern Italian States—controlled by Austria
Kingdom of Sardinia/Piedmont—ruled by King Victor
Emmanuel
A
•Kingdom of the Two
Sicilies—ruled by the
French
A
KV
A
•Papal States— governed by the
Pope
P
F
KV
F
•Northern Italian
States—controlled
by Austria
•Kingdom of
Sardinia/Piedmont—
ruled by King Victor
Emmanuel
Italian term for the movement of unification
Risorgimento—nationalist movement
Why was Italy hard to unify?
1. lots of rivers and mountains to divide country
2. foreign nations controlled parts of Italy—
Kingdom of Two Sicilies=France, Venice=Austria
3 most important people who worked for Italian unification -Mazzini
- Cavour
-Garibaldi
MAZZINI
He was the leader of Risorgimento who was the first nationalist leader of Italy
Young Italy- An organization dedicated to unite Italy under a democratic government and reform Italy’s social structure
Why important? He inspired Italian nationalists to work towards unifying Italy
CAVOUR
Sardinia was the only independent state left within the Italian Peninsula
It was ruled by a king
King Victor Emmanuel II
It’s government was a constitutional monarchy
His chief minister was
Camillo Benso di Cavour
CAVOUR
He was opposed to Austrian domination, so he joined Risorgimento (unification movement). He unified Italy through diplomacy and political maneuvering. This included making alliances with France (why France??) so he could go to war with Austria and gain the territory of Lombardy.
France wanted Nice for its help.
French and Piedmontese were able to defeat the Austrians and take over Lombardy.
Piedmont
Region
Lombardy Now
Under Cavoursince he and
France were able to defeat the Austrians; then people voted to become part of the Piedmont region Cavour’s diplomacy was very practical. He didn’t care what happened as long as it moved Italian unification along.
He is known as the
UNIFICATION
4 PARTS OF ITALY
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies—ruled by the French
Papal States—governed by the Pope
Northern Italian States—controlled by Austria
Kingdom of Sardinia/Piedmont—ruled by King Victor
Emmanuel
A
•Kingdom of the Two
Sicilies—ruled by the
French
A
KV
A
•Papal States— governed by the
Pope
P
F
KV
F
•Northern Italian
States—controlled
by Austria
•Kingdom of
Sardinia/Piedmont—
ruled by King Victor
Emmanuel
Italian term for the movement of unification
Risorgimento—nationalist movement
Why was Italy hard to unify?
1. lots of rivers and mountains to divide country
2. foreign nations controlled parts of Italy—
Kingdom of Two Sicilies=France, Venice=Austria
3 most important people who worked for Italian unification -Mazzini
- Cavour
-Garibaldi
MAZZINI
He was the leader of Risorgimento who was the first nationalist leader of Italy
Young Italy- An organization dedicated to unite Italy under a democratic government and reform Italy’s social structure
Why important? He inspired Italian nationalists to work towards unifying Italy
CAVOUR
Sardinia was the only independent state left within the Italian Peninsula
It was ruled by a king
King Victor Emmanuel II
It’s government was a constitutional monarchy
His chief minister was
Camillo Benso di Cavour
CAVOUR
He was opposed to Austrian domination, so he joined Risorgimento (unification movement). He unified Italy through diplomacy and political maneuvering. This included making alliances with France (why France??) so he could go to war with Austria and gain the territory of Lombardy.
France wanted Nice for its help.
French and Piedmontese were able to defeat the Austrians and take over Lombardy.
Piedmont
Region
Lombardy Now
Under Cavoursince he and
France were able to defeat the Austrians; then people voted to become part of the Piedmont region Cavour’s diplomacy was very practical. He didn’t care what happened as long as it moved Italian unification along.
He is known as the