Question

Explain the role of Giuseppe Mazzini in the unification of Italy

Answer 1

1. he was was an Italian revolutionary born in Genoa, 1807 who became a member of the secret society of the Carbonari

2. he was sent to prison for revolting against the monarchs at the age of 24

3. he then formed secret society i. e. young Italy and young Europe in Marseilles and Berne respectively

4. He also helped Bismarck during the war for unification of Italy ( he had sought to put together coherent programme for a unitary Italian Republic )

5. He believed that good had intended nations to be the natural units of mankind. So Italy couldn't continue to be the patchwork of small states and kingdoms.

6. even Duke Metternich of Austria even stated that he was the most dangerous enemy of their social order i. e. monarchical rule

Answer 2

1. Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian revolutionary. Born in Genoa in 1807, he become a member of the secret society of the carbonari. As a young man of 24, he was sent into exile in 1831 for attempting a revolution in Liguri.

2. He subsequently founded two more underground societies first, young Italy in Marseilles, and then, young Europe in Berne.

3. Mazzini believed that God had intended nations to be the natural unit of mankind. So Italy could not continue to be a patchwork of small states and kingdoms. It had to be forged into a single unified republic within a wider alliance of nation.