Nationalism in Italy

Causes of Nationalist Movement

SIMILAR CULTURE

COMMON HISTORY

• Culture was shared in the states who eventually united together to form Italy

• Most of the states that were eventually unified as Italy were previously united in the Roman Empire

• This includes, food, traditions, customs, religion, clothing, values and arts/recreation

• This meant that most of the states had similar if not the same history

Causes of Nationalist Movement

COMMON LANGUAGE

COMMON GEOGRAPHY

• Similar and corresponding topography and physical landscape

• Most common language spoken across these states that later became Italy was Italian

ACTIVITY WORD BANK

UNIFICATION OF ITALY

Effects of Nationalist Movement

• Made it easier for communication between the states, encouraging the unification

• Made sense to unify these regions as they were already geographically similar

Almudena Garcia, Diana Sholi, Hannah King, Rawan El-Kharbotly, Lou Vanhauwaert

THE RISORGIMENTO

• MOVEMENT FOR ITALIAN UNIFICATION THAT RESULTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF ITALY

• GERMANY
• GREAT BRITAIN
• SARDINIA
• KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES
• PAPAL STATES
• VICTOR EMMANUEL
• CRIMEAN WAR

• AUSTRIA
• RUSSIA
• FRANCE
• ITALY
• CAMILLIO CAVOUR
• GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI
• EMIGRATION

Causes of Nationalist Movement

• LED TO A SERIES OF POLITICAL EVENTS THAT FREED THE ITALIAN STATES FROM FOREIGN DOMINATION AND UNITED THEM POLITICALLY

ECONOMIC PROGRESS

EMIGRATION

Works Cited

• BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC PROGRESS, POPULATION IN CITIES WAS HIGHER, MAKING PEOPLE MOVE

• INDUSTRIALIZATION MADE ITALY DEVELOP ECONOMICALLY BECAUSE OF THE FLOW OF PEOPLE FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTH

B. Beck, Roger, and Linda Black. World history- Patterns of

Interaction. McDougall Littell, 2005.

“What were the long term Consequences of the

Italian Unification?” E-Notes: Homework help. History. 14 May. 2012. Web.

Impact of Unification

BEFORE

AFTER

Effects of Nationalist Movement

INDUSTRIALIZATION BROUGHT URBANIZATION TO THE CITIES

THE DIVISION BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH BROUGHT MANY PROBLEMS

(POLITICAL)

• NORTHERN CITIES WERE CENTERS OF BUSINESS AND CULTURE WERE IT WAS EASIER TO FIND A JOB

Effects of Nationalist Movement

SOUTH WAS POOR AND AGRICULTURAL (FARMING)

INDUSTRIES SPROUT UP IN NORTHERN REGIONS

Causes of Nationalist Movement

ECOMOMIC BENEFITS

POWERFUL PEOPLE WANTED UNIFCATION

• SOUTH WAS RURAL AND POOR, PEOPLE MOVED TO THE NORTHERN CITIES

• THE NORTHERN REGIONS HAD MORE CITIES AND WERE CENTERS OF BUSINESS AND CULTURE

• These benefits played a large role in convincing aristocrats and the merchant class to support the unification of Italy

• Many powerful aristocrats and wealthy families supported the unification of Italy as they believed it would increase their power

Taking Over the Papal States

• The taxes that were previously imposed on trade between kingdoms (states) were removed when Italy was unified

• Power meant wealth and those individuals invested in the unification of Italy

• CAVOUR (SARDINIA) SENT AN ARMY TO TAKE OVER CONTROL OF THE PAPAL STATES (CENTRAL ITALY)

Controlled by Sardinia

• FOUGHT THROUGH THE KINGDOM OF SICILY AND GAINED COMPLETE CONTROL

Contolled by Garibaldi

• IN 1860, SOUTHERN ITALIANS VOTED TO UNITE WITH SARDINIA, AND GARIBALDI GAVE CONTROL OF THE LAND HE WON IN THE SOUTH TO CAVOUR AND SARDINIA IN THE NORTH

Giuseppe Garibaldi

• ITALIAN NATIONALIST MILITARY LEADER

• USED GUERILLA WARFARE TO WIN CONTROL OF SOUTHERN ITALY

• LED THE "RED SHIRT" ARMY TO VICTORY AGAINST SICILY

Count Camillo di Cavour

• FROM SARDINIA

• ADVISOR TO VICTOR EMMANUEL II (KING OF SARDINIA)

• ORGANIZED THE "RISORGIMENTO" (REVIVAL) OF ITALY

• HELPED ORGANIZE POLITICAL ALLIANCES WITH FRANCE AND BRITAIN TO GATHER SUPPORT AGAINST AUSTRIANS

• WANTED TO CREATE A STRONG COUNTRY CAPABLE OF EXPELLING THE AUSTRIANS

Cavour's Political Moves

• CAVOUR WAS UPSET SARDINIA ONLY GOT LOMBARDY (AND NOT VENETIA) FROM AUSTRIANS

• OTHER REGIONS OVERTHREW THEIR LEADERS AND JOINED SARDINIA, BECOMING PART OF THE KINGDOM OF VICTOR EMMANUEL II IN APRIL 1860

• AT THIS POINT, SARDINIA HAD CONTROL OVER ALMOST ALL OF THIS AREA, EXCEPT FOR VENETIA

• SARDINIA TEAMED UP WITH PRUSSIA TO DEFEAT AUSTRIA AT WAR TO GAIN VENETIA

Cavour's Political Moves

• APRIL 1859: AUSTRIA DECLARES WAR ON SARDINIA, FRANCE HELPS SARDINIA FIGHT AUSTRIA

• SARDINIA WANTED TO GAIN CONTROL OF LOMBARDY AND VENETIA

• FRANCE AND SARDINIA WON SEVERAL MAJOR BATTLES, BUT THEN FRANCE WAS AFRAID OF LOSING MORE MEN, SO THEY MAKE A PEACE AGREEMENT WITH AUSTRIA; SARDINIA GETS LOMBARDY, BUT AUSTRIA GETS TO KEEP VENETIA

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