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Revolts
Nationalists started revolting in Italy but Austrian troops stopped them each time. -
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Unification of Italy
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Founding
Giuseppe Mazzini, the nationalist leader, founded Young Italy in the 1830s. Wanted to make Italy free, independent, republican. -
Passing movements
The Italian nationalist movement was passed to the kingdomof Sardinia. Victor Emmanuel II had hope of connecting with other states to his own. -
Helping Rome
Mazzini set up a republic in Rome, but French stopped it. Mazzini was soon exiled. -
Cavour
Count Camillo Cavour was given the title of prime minister by Victor Emmanuel II. Cavour was a nice, smart, and wise politician, doing whatever was needed to achieve goals. -
Crimean War
Sardinia helped France and Britain in the Crimean War against Russia. Though he did not get territory, he had a voice. -
Negotiated
Cavour made a secret deal with Napoleaon III, who would help Sardinia if it ever went to war against Austria. -
War Against Austria
Cavour provoked Austria into a war. France, as promised, helped Sardinia defeat Austria. This gathered new states overthrow their Austian-back rulers and join Sardinia. -
Recruiting
Giuseppe Garibaldi, an ally of Mazzini and a long time nationlist, wanted to create an Italian Republic. Garbaldi recruited a fore of 1,000 red-shirted volunteers to sail to Sicily, and won control of it. -
Unity
Victor Emmanuel was crowned king of the new Italy. Cavour died in this year as well, but he had many people behind him to complete his goals. -
More added to Italy
Italy was a united land when Rome, and other states, were addedto Italy from the Franco-Prussian war.