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Briefly trace the process of the unification of italy ? |
| Answer» The Process of Unification of Italy is as follows\xa0:\tDuring the middle of the 19th century, Italy was divided into seven states, of which only Sardinia-Piedmont was ruled by an Italian princely house. Mazzini decided to unite Italy\xa0in 1830, He had organised a secret society called \'Young Italy\' to achieve his aim.\tMazzini, a great revolutionary leader of Italy, inspired the youth with the ideas of establishing a single unified Italy. He set up secret societies like Young Italy in Marseilles and Young Europe in Berne with like-minded young men from Poland, France, Italy, and German states.\tAfter initial failures in 1831 and 1848, King Victor Emmanuel II\xa0took up the task of\xa0unifying the Italian states through wars.\tSardinia-Piedmont succeeded in defeating the Austrian forces in 1859 through a tactful diplomatic alliance with France by Count Cavour.\tArmed volunteers marched into South Italy and the kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1860 under the leadership of Garibaldi, and were successful\xa0in winning the support of the local peasants in order to drive out the Spanish rulers.\tIn 1861, Victor Emmanuel-II was proclaimed king of united Italy. | |