CHAPTER 16 Section 1:The Unification of Italy Objectives Describe the events that led to nationalist movements for unification in Italy. Identify the important.

CHAPTER 16

Section 1: The Unification of Italy

Objectives

Describe the events that led to nationalist movements for unification in Italy.

Identify the important leaders in the fight for the unification of Italy.

Explain the problems Italy faced after unification.

Nationalism in Europe

SECTION 1

The Unification of Italy

Advantage:

Disadvantage:

Option 1

attack Garibaldi

Advantage:

Disadvantage:

Option 2

allow Garibaldi to take power

Problem: Garibaldi could take power from Cavour

16.1 Bell Ringer: What were Cavour’s options for preventing Garibaldi from taking power?

SECTION 1


Ideals of the French Revolution

United under Napoleon

SECTION 1


Congress of Vienna divided Italyinto several large & small states.

Austria ruled Lombardy andVenetia.

SECTION 1


Despite this, nationalismcontinued to grow…

SECTION 1


Early 1800s, thinkers & writers tried to revive interest in Italy’straditions …

RisorgimentoGoals?

LIBERATION

UNIFICATION

SECTION 1


Carbonari

SECTION 1


Mazzini

“neither pope nor king” but rather arepublic.

SECTION 1


…the first Italian democratic movement embracing all social classes – wealthy, intellectuals, farmers, students, workers…

Young Italy

…by 1833 there were 60,000 members

SECTION 1


1848 – revolts in various Italian states – they overthrow Austrian rule in Lombardy & Venetia.

In 1849 the revolutionaries seized Rome, setting up a republic governed by Mazzini and two other leaders.

SECTION 1


The revolts of 1848-49 failed.Only the Kingdom of Sardinia(Piedmont-Sardinia)remained a completelyindependent state.

SECTION 1


Italian nationalists had little success . . .

Conservatives = federation of Italian states ruled by the pope

Liberals = a constitutional monarchy under Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia

SECTION 1


Camillo Cavourchief minister of the Kingdomof Sardinia

Wanted Sardinia to lead the way inuniting Italy

SECTION 1


Austria was the greatestbarrier in Italian unification.

The Two Players ….CavourNapoleon III

SECTION 1


SECTION 1


Guiseppe Garibaldi1854Red ShirtsRed Shirts

SECTION 1


“Expedition ofthe Thousand”

Visual Source


SECTION 1


In the fall of 1860 Garibaldiand Victor Emmanuel metin Naples.

SECTION 1


Unification and Its Problems

• Little experience with self-gov’t

• Cultural differences divided the country

• Tensions between industrialized north and agricultural south

• Standard of living was very low

• Labor problems

Political Cartoon


Visual SourcesThe Unification of Italy

Political Cartoon


The Right Leg in the Boot at Last!!

Garibaldi:"If it won't go on Sire, try a little powder." (as in GUNpowder)

Political Cartoon

The Unification of ItalyCarbonariCavourRepublicYoung Italy movement RisorgimentoVictor EmmanuelGaribaldiCavour dealing with AustriaSardinia’s war with AustriaUnification efforts after 1848 revolutionsMazzini

Political Cartoon


Political Cartoon


Political Cartoon


Political Cartoon


SECTION 1


Advantage:

Disadvantage:

reasserts the leadership of Sardinia

decreases likelihood of capturing northern Italy

Option 1

attack Garibaldi

Advantage:

Disadvantage:

increases likelihood of taking northern Italy from Austria

gives Emmanuel II’s power to Garibaldi

Option 2

allow Garibaldi to take power

Problem: Garibaldi could take power from Cavour

CHAPTER 16 Section 1:The Unification of Italy Objectives Describe the events that led to nationalist movements for unification in Italy. Identify the important.

Documents

unification of italy

unification of italy

unification of italy

unification of italy

unification of italy

liberation unification

italian unification

problems italy