NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
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violently putting down demonstrations and unrest
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extending voting rights and instituting social reforms
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meeting with anarchists and bringing them into the government
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working with the Pope to bring people together
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Franco-Austrian War of 1859 was the agent that began the physical process of Italian unification.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the time of unification, the overwhelming majority of the population could not speak standard Italian. They used local dialects instead. Another major change in the political climate was the acquisition of colonies. Italy wanted to increase its status among European nations by acquiring a colonial empire in Africa.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.