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In 1831 italy rebelled against their foreign rulers.
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In 1848 France and Austria were united in desire to maintain a divided and weak Italy, they worked together to put down the rebellions.
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In 1852, Count Camillo di Cavour becomes prime minister of Sardinia.
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In the late year of 1859 most of the rest of Nothern italy states joined the union of the italian states.
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1859 sardinia fights on the side of the British and French in the Crimean war.
