NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
UNIFICATION OF ITALY AND GERMANY
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Question
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A constitutional Monarchy
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Absolute Monarchy
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Democracy
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Theocracy
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1861, Victor Emmanuel II of the House of Savoy was proclaimed King of Italy. Rome was incorporated in 1870. From 1870 until 1922, Italy was a constitutional monarchy with a parliament elected under limited suffrage.
Detailed explanation-2: -1910-1913: Italy is a constitutional monarchy governed by Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti under King Victor Emmanuel III.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Risorgimento successfully established a dynasty, the House of Savoy, over the whole peninsula, uniting the kingdoms of Sardinia and the Two Sicilies to form the modern Kingdom of Italy. The monarchy was superseded by the Italian Republic, after a constitutional referendum was held on 2 June 1946 after World War II.
Detailed explanation-4: -The irony, amid the royal drama, is that there’s no actual throne to fight over; Italy abolished its monarchy in 1946, with the last royals deemed too close to infamous dictator Benito Mussolini.
Detailed explanation-5: -Before 1861, Italy was not one country. Instead, there were many kingdoms, duchies (places ruled by dukes) and Papal States in the Italian Peninsula. In 1861, they all became one country and King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia became the King of Italy.