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Giuseppe Mazzini founds Young Italy. A political movement hoping to create a united Italy was made.
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Mazzini is sentenced to death when he attempts to arouse a popular revolution with a sailor named Guiseppe Garibaldi. For the next fourteen years, the men spent their lives in exile.
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Bologna workers revolt against Pope Pius IX. With the Pope's forces, the rioters were put down.
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Beginning of the "Five Glorious Days". 10,000 people presented a petition for liberal reforms to the govenor general of Austria in Milan.
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Radzetsky defeats Italians at Custoza. After this, the Milanese turned on King Charles Albert, forcing him back to Turin.
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The "Year of revolutions" begin in Sicily.
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The Prime Minister (Pellegrino Rossi) is assassinated.
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Pope Pius IX returns to Rome.
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New government grants religious freedom. They send soldiers to fight Austria. Rome has no fundage and are vulnerable because all of their soldiers are gone.
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Austrian Army defeats the Piedmontese Army. Mazzini is given a place in the Revolutionary government.
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Austrian Army attacks Venice.
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Rome is attacked by France.
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France takes over Rome.
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Venice surrenders to Austria.
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Cavour negotiates a secret deal with Nepoleon. Nepoleon promises to help Sardinia if Austria attacks.
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Italy is declared a united-nation state. Victor Emmanuel II is made King of Italy.
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Caimillo di Cavour dies.
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Italy makes a deal with Berlin to add Venice to Italy's reign.
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France is forced to withdraw from Rome. Rome becomes the new capital of Italy.
