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People became more and more unhappy and didn't want to live under forgein rulers. Wanted reforms.
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Giuseppe Mazzini, an Italian patriot begins to set up a ntional revolutionary moement known as "Young Italy"
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Many reforms begun taking place in the Papal States, Lucca, Tuscany, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The reforms were intedned to weaken the revolutionary movements. Instead the reforms lead to revolutions in Sicily, Naples, ROme, Florenece, Milan, Venice, and Turin.
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The kingodm adopted a liberal constitution
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Camillo di Cavour is crowned Prime Minster
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Napoleon III helps Italy attempt to get rid of Austria in the Northern part of Italy
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Giuseppe caputers Sicily with an army of Italian Nationalists
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The Austrian province of Venetia becomes part of Italy
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In 1870 the Papal States become part of Italy
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France goes to war with Prussia, and withdraws troops from Rome. Italian troops invade Rome and in 1871 it becomes the Capital of Italy.
