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Mazini turned the youth of Italy into patriots. He made Italy nationalist. He insisted that Italy be ruled by the republic.
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Camillo di Cavour made Sardinia strong and organized. He believed in having church and state seperate. Cavour sided with France during the Crimean War, increasing Sardinia's power.
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Cavour united with the French to drive the Austrians out of Northern Italy. Kings of individual, little countries were over thrown by the people of Modena, Parma, and Tuscany and united with Sardinia. No one expected Italy to unite in this way.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi captured Sicily. They captured Naples, the capital city and celebrated Garibaldi's military skills. Garibaldi planned to capture more of Italy but Cavour stopped him.
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They had a few problems after the unification. The Italians had a war with the Ottoman empire. The north was growing wealthier than the south which lead to a divide in social class.
