HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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1868
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1870
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1869
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1872
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1870, taking advantage of the fact that France (the country responsible at the time for guarding the Papal States) was distracted by involvement in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), the Italian army entered Rome. That year, Rome and the Papal States were incorporated into Italy and the Risorgimento completed.
Detailed explanation-2: -Attempts by the military leader Giuseppe Garibaldi to capture the city in 1862 and 1867 were unsuccessful, but the withdrawal of the French garrison supporting Pope Pius IX allowed Italian troops to enter Rome on September 20, 1870.
Detailed explanation-3: -Inspired by the rebellions in the 1820s and 1830s against the outcome of the Congress of Vienna, the unification process was precipitated by the Revolutions of 1848, and reached completion in 1871 after the Capture of Rome and its designation as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy.
Detailed explanation-4: -With the unification of Italy, Rome was chosen capital of the country in 1870. Nowadays, it is one of the most visited cities in the world. The unification process of Italy started in 1848 and ended with the creation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.