Analyse the political factors involved in the Unification of Italy up to 1861 Italian Unification or Italian Risorgimento is known as the chain of political and military events that produced a united Italian peninsula under the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. These events can be broken down in four stages: Revolutionary‚ Cavour’s Policy and the Role of Piedmont‚ Garibaldi’s Campaign‚ and the creation of the Italian Kingdom. The unification of Italy up to 1861 is due to two main political factors. The
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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
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comes from the the latin word Punicus meaning “Carthaginian.” But what cause the punic wars? You may be asking. The main cause of The Punic Wars was interest to the existing Carthaginian Empire and the Roman Republic. The Roman were interested in the Sicily via which was an expansion via that the Carthaginians were in control of. In the beginning of The First Punic War Carthage was the ruling power of the Western Mediterranean. Rome was gaining power in Italy but could not take control of Carthage.
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which was to be ruled by Victor Emmanuel‚ an independent monarch‚ and Papal States‚ ruled by the pope.). <br>(ref. H.O. #1 p. 29-30) <br> <br>Austria had very strong domination over Italy. It had agreements with Ferdinand‚ king of Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies‚ and helped the pope maintain his kingdom. Only Piedmont Sardinia wasn’t influenced by Austria (ref. H.O. #1 p. 30). <br> <br><b>1815 1830 Revolution</b> <br>Almost all "’Italians" hated the foreign influence of Austria on Italy. <br> <br>Metternich
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Once upon a time many years ago in Sicily there lived a young boy and his family. The boy’s name was Francesco. He was born in Sicily‚ the place where his father‚ Giorgio‚ and his mother‚ Maria‚ had grown up. His family owned a pizza shop in town called “Giorgio’s Pizzeria.” Although their pizza shop was everyone’s favorite place to get pizza‚ they were still very poor. Ever since Francesco was born‚ and until he was ten‚ he had always wanted to be a baker and own a pizza shop just like his
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How the Mafia Works The Mafia has controlled everything from the street corner drug trade to the highest levels of government. Glorified by movies and television‚ hounded by law enforcement officials‚ marked for death by their enemies‚ mobsters live violent and often brief lives. The Mafia at its core is about one thing -- money. Still‚ there are secret rituals‚ complicated rules and tangled webs of family loyalty.In this article‚ we’ll find out how people get into the Mafia‚ what the Mafia does
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out of an altercation between Messana and Syracuse. The Messanians asked Carthage for help and Syracuse asked Rome for help. The Strait of Messana‚ which separated the Italian Peninsula from Sicily‚ was important strategically‚ and both Carthage and Rome responded. The Punic army (Carthaginians) arrived in Sicily and mediated peace between the two and established a military base. When the Roman army arrived‚ they drove off the Punic army from the military base and war ensued (Columbia
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Solozzo and the coruppt cop‚ when they meet at a bar. The entire killing is planned out meticulously‚ and Michael succeeds. He now has to flee to Sicily‚ to escape from the police. After this the plot gets divided into 2 parts: 1. As the Don is bedridden‚ Sonny takes control of the family and begins killing ruthlessly for revenge. 2. In Sicily‚ where Michael is in hiding‚ he falls in love with a local girl and gets married to her. Turning point 2 The second turning point‚ as far as
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General George Patton was given the name “Old Blood and Guts” by his men. He was an American General that soldiers admired and enemies feared intensely. He had a reputation for being reckless‚ daring‚ and Innovative. From a young age he was groomed for the military. He rose through the ranks of the Army‚ and became one of the most elite generals of the 20th century. His innovation and tactics still influence the battlefield to this day. George Smith Patton JR. was born on November 11‚ 1885
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however‚ Alcibiades‚ son of Clinias‚ who wished to thwart Nicias both as his political opponent and also because of the attack he had made upon him in his speech‚ and who was‚ besides‚ exceedingly ambitious of a command by which he hoped to reduce Sicily and Carthage‚ and personally to gain in wealth and reputation by means of his successes‚” (Thucydides‚ Book VI‚ chapter XVIII). While‚ Nicias is the virtuous protagonist‚ “This or the like was the cause of the death of a man who‚ of all the Hellenes
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