The Prime Minister of Sardinia, who was responsible for the unification of Italy was ________.
A
Garibaldi
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B
Count Cavour
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C
Otto von Bismarck
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D
Mazzini
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Solution
The correct option is C Count Cavour Chief Minister Cavour who led the movement to unify the regions of Italy was neither a revolutionary nor a democrat. Like many other wealthy and educated members of the Italian elite, he spoke French much better than he did Italian. Through a tactful diplomatic alliance with France engineered by Cavour, Sardinia-Piedmont succeeded in defeating the Austrian forces in 1859.