explain italy unification
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1. In the mid-nineteenth century, Italy comprised of 7 states out of which only Sardinia-Piedmont was a princely state. There wasn't even a common form of the Italian language.
2. In 1830, Giuseppe Mazzini established a secret society called Young Italy and bring about a revolutionary uprising but failed.
3. Chief Minister Cavour diplomatically joined SardiniaPiedmont, in an alliance with France. It defeated the Austrian forces.
4. Armed volunteers led by Giuseppe Garibaldi also supported the troops and they marched into South Italy and the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. They got the support of the peasants there.
5. In 1861, Victor Emmanuel ll was declared the king of unified Italy. However, most of the Italians were unaware of the idea of liberal-nationalist ideology.
Explanation:
UNIFICATION OF ITALY
1) DIVISION OF ITALY : ITALY WAS DIVIDED INTO 7 STATES WHERE ONLY ONE STATE SARDINIA PIEDMONT WAS RULED BY ITALIN PRINCE .
2) FORMATION OF ITALY : MAZZINI PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE BY FORMING SOCIETY LIKE YOUNG ITALY AND YOUNG EUROPE .
3) DEFEATING THE FOREIGN FORCES : THE CM (COUNT CAVOUR) FIRST IN 1832 CROWNED HIMSELF AS KING OF SARDINIA PIEDMONT AND THEN HE LED THE MOVEMENT OF UNIFICATION OF ITALY . HE FORMED DIPLOMATIC ALLAINCE WITH FRANCE DEFEATED AUSTRIAN FORCES IN 1859.
4) GARIBALDI FORMED ARMED VOLUNTEER : IN 1860 , THEY MARCHED IN SOUTH ITALY AND THE KINGDOM OF TWO SILLICIES AND SUCCEEDED IN DRIVING OUT SPANISH RULERS .
5) CORONATION OF VICTOR ENAMUEL II : IN 1861 VICTOR ENAMUEL II WAS PROCLAIMED AS KING OF UNIFIED ITALY.
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