WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was count cavour?
A
The chief minister of Italy
B
Revolutionary of Germany
C
A catholic missionary
D
The chancellor of Germany
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cavour, Count Camillo Benso di (1810-1861) The figure who forged the Kingdom of Italy, designe d the constitutional structure of the unitary state and served as its first prime minister was the second son of an aristocratic Piedmontese family.

Detailed explanation-2: -Count Camillo de Cavour was Chief Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont state who led the movement to unify the regions of Italy. He was neither a revolutionary nor a democrat. Like many other wealthy and educated members of the Italian elite, he spoke French much better than he did Italian.

Detailed explanation-3: -Camillo, the Count of Cavour, made a secret pact with the French and provoked Austria. Austria readily entered the war and was defeated by the combined forces of France and Sardinia. He merged Lombardy and Sardinia with Italy. Tuscany, Modena, Parma and the Papal states chose to be annexed to Sardinia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chief Minister Count Cavour was responsible for the unification of Italy. After coming into the alliance with France the Sardinia piedmont succeeded in defeating the Austrian forces in 1859 and in 1860 the army under the leadership of Giuseppe Garibaldi marched into South Italy and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

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