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write a short note on unification of Italy.. |
| Answer» 1) Italy was divided into 7 states, out of which only Sardinia Piedmont was ruled by Italian princely house.2)Northern Italy was under Austrian Habsburg, the centre under the Pope and Southern Italy was ruled by Bourbon kings of Spain.3)During 1830s,Guiseppe Mazzini had sought for a unitary republic of Italy. For this, he formed a secret society called Young Italy.4)However, due to his failure in the revolution of 1831 and 1848, the responsibility of unification of Italy came upon King Victor Emmanuel II.5)Chief Minister Cavour led this movement. He was neither a revolutionary nor a democrat.6)Through a tactful diplomatic alliance with France, Sardinia Piedmont was successful in defeating Austria in 1859.7)Apart from regular troops, a large number of armed volunteers under the leadership of Guiseppe Garibaldi joined the fray.8)In 1860, they marched to the Kingdom of the Two Siciles and succeeded in winning the support of local peasants to drive out the Spanish rulers. 9)In 1861, King Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed as the king of United Italy. | |