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Like Germany, Italy too had a long history of political fragmentation. Italians were
scattered over several dynastic states as well as the multi-national Habsburg Empire.
During the middle of the nineteenth century, Italy was divided into seven states, of
which only one, Sardinia-Piedmont, was ruled by an Italian princely house.The north
was under Austrian Habsburgs, the centre was ruled by the Pope and the southern
regions were under the domination
of the Bourbon kings of Spain. Even the Italian language had not acquired one common
form and still had many regional and local variations.
During the 1830s, Giuseppe Mazzini had sought to put together a coherent programme
for a unitary Italian Republic. He had also formed a secret society called Young Italy
for the dissemination of his goals. The failure of revolutionary uprisings both in 1831
and 1848 meant that the mantle now fell on Sardinia-Piedmont under its ruler King
Victor Emmanuel II to unify the Italian states through war. In the eyes of the ruling
elites of this region, a unified
Italy offered them the possibility of economic development and political dominance.
Chief Minister Cavour who led the movement to unify the regions of Italy was neither a
revolutionary nor a democrat. Like many other wealthy and educated members of the
Italian elite, he spoke French much better than he did Italian. Through a tactful
diplomatic
alliance with France engineered by Cavour, Sardinia-Piedmont succeeded in defeating
the Austrian forces in 1859. Apart from regular troops, a large number of armed
volunteers under the leadership of Giuseppe Garibaldi joined the fray. In 1860, they
marched into South
Italy and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and succeeded in winning the support of the
local peasants in order to drive out the Spanish rulers. In 1861 Victor Emmanuel II was
proclaimed king of united Italy. However, much of the Italian population, among whom
rates of illiteracy were very high, remained blissfully unaware of liberal- nationalist
ideology. The peasant masses who had supported Garibaldi in southern Italy had never
heard of Italia, and believed that ‘La Talia’was Victor Emmanuel’s wife!
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option
23.1Before the unification of Italy the fragmentation of italy was in many parts which of
the following proposition is in-correct?
a) Italy multinational scattered in Habsburg empire
b) Central area under pope
c) In the rise of seven states only the sardinia pidmant rulled only the Italian royal
family
d) All of the above
23.2 Was the leader of the movement that integrated the territories of Italy?
a) Kabur
b) Napolean
c) Garribaldi
d) Victor Emmanual
23.3 There is veracity regarding the unification of Italy.
a) Mezini created a secret organization called Young Itlay to sprad his objective.
b) Land slavery and bonded wages were abolished in areas with Habsburg
jurisdiction.
c) In the nation building process Prasha showes power dominance
d) Conservatives used unbridled sentiments to gain political dominance.
23.4 What is not right about the residents of Italy before the unification of Italy.
a) Most residents of Italy were Illiterate
b) He was unawere of liberal-nationalist ideology.
c) He was unawere of Italia believing that La talia was the wife of Emmanual.
d) The Italian language had aquired a common form among the Italians
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23.1 A)Italian multinational scattered in hansburg
23.2 C) Garibaldi
23.4 B)He unaware of libreal nationalist ideology
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Answer:
- 23.1 A)Italian multinational scattered in hansburg
- 23.2 C) Garibaldi
- 23.3 A)Mezini created a secret organization called Young Itlay to sprad his objective.
- 23.4 B)He unaware of libreal nationalist ideology
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