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Italian Unification
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Defeat of Napoleon
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Congress of Vienna
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New Ideas About Nationalism Brought About by Guiseppe Mazzini
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Constitutional monarchy established
Parliament consisted of two houses: A senate and a chamber of deputies. -
Cavour chosen to be Prime Minister of Piedmont
Cavour had strong monarchist ideals. He rejected republicanism. -
France (Napoleon III) favors Italy
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Crimean War
Piedmont Takes Part as an ally of France and Britain -
Cavour and Napoleon III Signed Treaty To Attack Austria
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Austria Loses Battles
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Napoleon III Concluded Peace With Austria
Piedmont Recieved Lombardy but Venetia Remained Under Austrian Control -
Northern Italy States Voted to Unite with Piedmont
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Revolutions Brake Out In Tuscany, Modena, Parma, Papal States
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Garibaldi's Campaign
Garibaldi conquered Sicily, Naples, and the Papal States except Rome. In late 1860, Naples and Sicily joined the Italian kingdom. Piedmont ceded Savoy and Nice to France. -
Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of Italy
Cavour died shortly after. -
Venetia gained
In return for Italy's aliance with Prussia in the Austro-Prussian war. -
Rome was annexed and named the capital
Taken from France during the Franco-Prussian war