National Unification of Italy

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Write a note on Giuseppe Mazzini

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Who was proclaimed the King of United Italy in 1861?

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Describe the unification of Italy

Q. During the mid-nineteenth century, Italy was divided into various Kingdoms ruled by different dynasties and was part of various empires. Match the following regions with their rulers.

a.) Northern Italy	1.) Bourbon Kings of Spain
b.) Central Italy	2.) Italian princely household
c.) Southern Italy	3.) Austrian Habsburgs
d.) Sardinia-Piedmont	4.) Pope

1. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
2. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
3. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
4. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

Q. Match the following regions with their respective rulers before 1861.

X - Bourbon Kings of Spain

1. X
2. Austrian Habsburgs
3. Pope

Q. Who among the following was the mastermind behind the plan to unify Italy?

1. Louis Blanc
2. Jacob Grimm
3. Karol Kurpiński
4. Camillo de Cavour

Q. The Prime Minister of Sardinia, who was responsible for the unification of Italy was ________.

1. Garibaldi
2. Otto von Bismarck
3. Count Cavour
4. Mazzini

Q. Who is the Prophet of the unification of Italy?

1. Napoleon Bonaparte
2. Mazzini
3. Robespierre
4. Count Cavour

Q. Name the army founded by Garibaldi during the unification of Italy.

1. Black shirts
2. Brown shirts
3. Red shirts
4. Red army

Q. 'Young Italy' was organized by _______.

1. Mazzini
2. Garibaldi
3. Victor Emmanuel
4. Cavour

Q. Select the regions that were merged into the Italian nation state in 1861.

1. Lombardy
2. Zurich
3. Tuscany
4. Parma
5. Modena
6. Papal State
7. Nurenburg
8. Marseille

Q. Who among the following was the mastermind behind the plan to unify Italy?
(a) Louis Blanc
(b) Jacob Grimm
(c) Camillo de Cavour
(d) Karol Kurpiński

Q. Which among the below given statements is not true about the campaign for a united Italy?

1. The secret society called Young Italy unsuccessfully tried to unite the different Italian regions.
2. Victor Emmanuel II, the ruler of Sardinia-Piedmont, was the mastermind to the plan for united Italy.
3. The French army and Chief Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont struck an alliance and liberated Northern Italy.
4. Guiseppe Garibaldi and the Red Shirts defeated the Spanish Kings and also liberated Central Italy.