Essential+Questions


 * 1) Why did a united Italy make sense to those who favored unification?
 * 2) What were the obstacles in the way of Italian unification, and why might these obstacles make unification difficult?
 * 3) What steps did the Italian leaders take to unify, or ignite nationalist feelings, in the people?
 * 4) What military steps were taken in order to free Italian people from oppressive rule?
 * 5) What nationalist groups were formed and created in order to strengthen the unification movement?
 * 6) What challenges did a united Italy face when they finally were brought together as a nation-state?
 * 7) What role did Napoleon play in the Unification of Italy?
 * 8) Explain the viewpoint of the liberals and the conservatives with regards to Italian Unification.


 * 9. How does Nationalism unify the people of the Italian States? (You may see this questions again as an essay)

1. By the early 1800s, Italian patriots including Mazzini, who would become a revolutionary were determined to build a new, united Italy. As in Germany, unification was brought about by the efforts of a strong state and furthered by a shrewd, ruthless politician Count Camillo Cavour. What about....because they had a common language, origin, and history. This was directly in the textbook - word for word! 2. Nationalists organized secret patriotic societies and focused their efforts on expelling Austrian forces from northern Italy. This answer is wrong. The 'obstacles' were in the textbook, and infact, there is a specific section (subtitle in bold print) regarding pobstacles facing Italian unity. 3. In the 1830s, the nationalist leader Giuseppe Mazzini founded Young Italy. The goal of this secret society was "to constitute Italy, one, free, independent, republican nation. Ok, but what about Cavour, and Garibaldi? They helped unify the people, using nationalism, as well. 4.One example of military steps that they took was the Crimean War. The Crimean War was durring 1853 till 1856. This war was between Russia, France, and Great Britan. Austria was weakend by the War causing it to be easier for the Italians to break off from the Empire. Also, Garibaldi, he made a force of 1,000 volunteers, The Red Shirts, and they won he control of Sicily. 5.The Red Shirts were formed by Garibaldi, and Young Italy was established by Mazzini. Yes, but what was there purpose? 6.The greatest challenge was the North and South. The North was richer then down South. Population, much imigration, many italians left fot the United States. How about economically? The liberals/radicals, etc.? 7. Napoleon was a french emporer. Napoleon unsuccessfully ruled The Kingdom Of Two Sicilies and Spain, In 1796, he was given a command of the French army to fight in Italy. Napoleon had gone to Italy to fight, and took out all of the enimies there out. All because of him, the french has bgained much land. 8. The liberals and the conservatives had different views on many things. A liberals wanted change, along with Radicals who would do anything for change. A conservative was someone who liked the way things were. The conservatives wanted Italy to be like the glories of ancient Rome. They all had different ideas and views on what they wanted Italy to be like. 9. Nationalism brings people together because it gives them a goal. They have love and pride into their country and or area. For an example, war. When i war is won, it brings happiness and more pride and joy to their country. If i war is lost, they are less happy and yet have a goal to win another that may come on. They had different views but they all had love and pride towards Italy.