WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who succeeded in gathering French support for Italy for defeating Austria in 1859?
A
Victor Emmanuel II
B
Count Cavour
C
Giuseppe Mazzini
D
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sardinia-Piedmont allied with France to defeat the Austrian forces in 1859. The diplomatic alliance with France was engineered by Count Cavour, the Chief Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont.

Detailed explanation-2: -THE MAIN PROBLEMS WERE AS FOLLOWS :-Italy was divided into seven states . Out of which only one, Sardinia Piedmont was ruled by an Italian princely house . The north was under Austrian Habsburgs, the centre was ruled by Pope and the southern region s were ruled by Bourbon kings of Spain .

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