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Italy founded
Italy was founded by Giuseppe Mazzini -
Italian Nationalist Movement
Victor Emmanuel II helped pass the movement to Sardinia. -
Roman Republic
Mazzini helped set up a revolitionary republic in Rome, but was toppled by the French. -
Prime Minister chosen
Count Camillo Cavour was selected by Victor Emmanuel -
Crimean War
Sardinia, Britain and France teamed up to fight Russia. -
The "Red-Shirts"
Giuseppe Garibaldi gathered one thousand "red-shirt" volunteers to capture Sicily -
Italy is united
France withdraws troops from Rome after the Franco-Prussian War -
Economic Progress
Industires sprouted up in northern Italy. -
A better state
Italy is now much better off than it was in the beginning of the 1800s.