NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
UNIFICATION OF ITALY AND GERMANY
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The people in the south vote to join the king to lead a united Italy with Italy as its capital.
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The people in the south vote to join the king to lead a united Italy with Piedmont as its capital.
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The people in the south vote to join the king to lead a united Italy with Rome as its capital.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Unification of Italy was a 19th century political and social movement that resulted in the unification of the different states of the Italian Peninsula, into a single state – the Kingdom of Italy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The final push for Italian unification came in 1859, led by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia (then the wealthiest and most liberal of the Italian states), and orchestrated by Piedmont-Sardinia’s Prime Minister, Count Camillo di Cavour.
Detailed explanation-3: -The unification was brought about through the leadership of of three strong men – Giuseppe Mazzini, Count Camillo di Cavour, and Giuseppe Garibaldi. 1. Explain how the French Revolution, and in turn, the Congress of Vienna, influenced the Italian states circa 1815.
Detailed explanation-4: -On 17 March 1861, the Parliament proclaimed Victor Emmanuel King of Italy, and on 27 March 1861 Rome was declared Capital of Italy, even though it was not yet in the new Kingdom.