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The unification of Italy

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    revolts

    secret nationalist organizations start revolts to try and get rid of the Austrians who controll northern Italy. But, Austrians stop the revolts
  • Giuseppe Mazzini

    Giuseppe Mazzini

    Giuseppe Mazzini founds a group called "young Itlay". His goal is to make italy one free independent nation.
  • Victor Emanuel II

    Victor Emanuel II

    Victor Emanuel II, king of sardinia, joins the states together and appoints Camillo Calor as Prime Minister.
  • alliances

    alliances

    To build an alliance with france Sardina supports Britain and France in war against Russia.
  • War

    War

    Camillo Cavour starts a war with Austria. Has some help from France. After the war Sardina gets Lombardy. In other states nationalist leaders start to overthrow their foreign leaders, and this starts a revolution.
  • Giuseppe Garibaldi

    Giuseppe Garibaldi

    Garibaldi recruited 1,000 "red shirts", Calour gifted him with weapons and 2 ships. Garibaldi won Sicily, and then moved on to Napels.
  • King of Italy

    King of Italy

    Victor Emanuel II is crowned king of italy. Itlay gets Venetia from Germany.
  • Franco Prussian War

    Franco Prussian War

    After the Franco Prussian war Italy gains Rome.