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Young Italy was founded by Giuseppe Mazzini, an Italian patriot. This was a national revolutionary movement.
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Massive Reforms took place in the Papal States, Lucca, Tuscany, and the Kingdom of Sardina. These refomrs were intended to weaken the revolutionary movements.
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Italian nationalists lookef for leadership from the largest and most powerful Italian states (Piedmont-Sardina) The Italian Kingdom had adopted a liberal constitution.
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Victor Emmanual II succedded his father.
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He became Prime Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont.
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Garibaldi sailed from Genoa
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Venetia, the Asutrian provence, became a part of Italy