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Italian patriots wanted to unify Italy once again
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Nationalitsts orangized secret societies
This was to stop austrian forces in northern Italy, and also was a result of the Congress of Vienna ignoring them (nationalists) -
Guiseppe Mazzini
Creator of young Italy, a secret society set up to constitute Italy -
The Italian nationalist movement gave Italian power to Sardinia
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Mazzini set up a revolutionary republlic within Rome
The French found out and destroyed soon after creation -
Count Camilo Cavour
He became Prime Minister of Italy, believed in REALPOLITIK and improved the agriculture oof Italy, supported free trade, and built railroads. -
Cavour announced war with Austria, and ended triumphant
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
Led a force of 1,000 volunteers or "red shirts" and seizwed control of Sicily -
Victor Emmanuel II
Crowned King of Italy, therefore officially unifying Italy -
France withdrawled all forces from Rome
Granting full control of Rome and most remant land back to Italy
