Question

Explain the unification of Italy
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Answer 1

Answer:

• During the 1830s, Mazzini sought to unify Italy. He had formed a secret society called ‘Young Italy’ and It had failed. Hence, the responsibility fell on Sardinia-Piedmont under its ruler King Victor Emmanuel II, to unify Italian states through war
• Austrian forces were defeated in 1859. Apart from Sardinia-Piedmont, a large number of volunteers had joined the cause under the leadership of Giuseppe Garibaldi. In 1860, they marched to South Italy and managed to defeat Spanish rulers. In 1861, Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed as the King of Italy
• During the 1830s, Giuseppe Mazzini had sought to put together a coherent programme for the unitary Italian Republic. He had also formed a secret society called ‘Young Italy’ for the dissemination of his goals.

Answer 2

Answer:

Italian unification, also known as the Risorgimento, was the 19th century political and social movement that resulted in the consolidation of different states of the Italian Peninsula into a single state, the Kingdom of Italy.

Start date: 1848

Location: Italy

End date: 1870

Lombard (independence): 565-774

Explanation:

ITALY's unification process was the work of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Count Cavour, and Victory Emmanuel II, the 3 primary leaders. Italy was divided into 7 states in which only the Sardinia-Piedmont region was ruled by the Princely House of Italy.