NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
UNIFICATION OF ITALY AND GERMANY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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That Austria’s power was strong
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That bread is expensive
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That Austria was in Europe
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That Austria’s influence was strong
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Detailed explanation-1: -A skilled diplomat, Cavour secured an alliance with France. The Franco-Austrian War of 1859 was the agent that began the physical process of Italian unification. The Austrians were defeated by the French and Piedmontese at Magenta and Solferino, and thus relinquished Lombardy.
Detailed explanation-2: -He made all European leaders agree to the Italian Unification at the Congress of Vienna.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Cavour’s goals would be to end Austrian power in Italy and take control of the provinces of Lombardy and Venetia. In 1858, Cavour orchestrated a deal with Napoleon III (Bonaparte’s nephew) to form an alliance with France. A year later, Cavour provoked a war with Austria, hoping to gain control of Lombardy.