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Nationalism is the belief that an ethnic group should have its own national state and government. Since the Middle Ages, Italy had been a collection of kingdoms and city-states. From the early 1800s, much of Italy was ruled by Austria. The Pope controlled central Italy.
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Nationalism is the belief that an ethnic group should have its own national state and government. E. Napp
Since the Middle Ages, Italy had been a collection of kingdoms and city-states. E. Napp
From the early 1800s, much of Italy was ruled by Austria. E. Napp
The Pope controlled central Italy. E. Napp
Giuseppe Mazzini founded an organization called “Young Italy”. It was a secret society for Italian unification. Mazzini was the “soul” of Italian unification. His writings inspired nationalists. E. Napp
Mazzini’s writings stirred up revolts but the revolts were quickly put down. Mazzini had to flee Italy. E. Napp
Giuseppe Garibaldi worked with Mazzini and was also exiled. Garibaldi was the “sword” of unification. E. Napp
He organized an army for unification. His soldiers were known as the “Red Shirts”. E. Napp
In 1852, Count Cavour was made Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Piedmont and Sardinia by King Victor Emmanuel. E. Napp
Cavour provoked a war with Austria while Garibaldi’s armies moved north across the peninsula. Cavour was the “mastermind” of unification. E. Napp
Cavour then annexed most of the other states of northern and central Italy. E. Napp
Meanwhile, Giuseppe Garibaldi overthrew the king of Naples in the south. He then joined Naples to Cavour’s enlarged Piedmont. E. Napp
By 1871, unification had been achieved. The Pope’s territory had been reduced to the Vatican. E. Napp
But unification had failed to end the cultural and economic divisions that separated Italy’s north and south. E. Napp
