Exercises on Italian Unification

(Unesp-SP) The political unifications of Germany and Italy, which took place in the second half of the 19th century, altered the European political and social balance. Among the historical events triggered by the unification processes are:

1. the rise of Bonapartism in France and the workers' uprising in Berlin.
2. Germany's alliance with England and the independence of Greece.
3. French revanchist nationalism and the pope's opposition to the Italian State
4. the defeat of the workers' International and the beginning of the European Union.
5. the strengthening of the Austrian Empire and the defeat of the fascists in Italy.

Italian Unification was achieved after several battles that took place in the second half of the 19th century, with various leaders conducting them according to their ideals. From the information on Italian Unification, indicate the statement that correctly associates the two columns below.

1. 1-d; 2-c; 3-d; 4-a.
2. 1-c; 2-d; 3-a; 4-b.
3. 1-d; 2-c; 3-b; 4-a.
4. 1-b; 2-c; 3-d; 4-a.
5. 1-c; 2-a; 3-d; 4-b.

(FGV-SP) Tick the alternative incorrect about Italian unification.

1. The Franco-Piedmontese defeated the Austrians at Magenta and Soferino in 1859, with the help of Napoleon III.
2. The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, ruled by the Bourbons, was conquered by Giuseppe Garibaldi and his “red shirts” in just a few months, in 1860.
3. Venice was given to the Italians in 1866 as a reward for participating in the Seven Weeks' War on the side of Prussia against Austria.
4. Victor Emmanuel II tried, in 1861, to be proclaimed King of Italy, but was prevented by the Prime Minister Camillo Benso, the Count of Cavour.
5. Italian unification was completed in 1870 when, at the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, French troops left Italy, making possible the annexation of Rome, which became the capital of the kingdom.

Despite the monarchist forces being victorious in the process of Italian unification and turning Rome into the capital of the kingdom, in 1870 the pope refused to recognize the new Italian state, in the episode known as the Roman Question . From this information, answer:

1. When was the Roman Question resolved?
2. What was the agreement made for the pope to recognize the Italian state?

In the process of Italian unification, the intentions of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia to annex territories in northern Italy were supported by:

1. Francis II, Emperor of Austria.
2. Alexander II, Tsar of Russia.
3. Napoleon III, Emperor of France.
4. Matternich, Chancellor of Austria.

Letter C . German unification after the Franco-Prussian War affected the pride of the French ruling class, which began to nurture an opposition to Germany that would result, among other things, in World War I. The pope's opposition to the Italian State was due to the fact that reunification also annexed the Papal States, subordinating these territories to the unified Italian State.

Letter E .

Letter D. Contrary to what the sentence says, Victor Emmanuel II was declared King of Italy in 1861.

Answer A: It was resolved in 1929, when the dictator Benito Mussolini signed with Pope Pius XI the Lateran treaty .

Answer B: The agreement made guaranteed the creation of an independent territory within the city of Rome, the Vatican State, which became part of the Catholic Church.

Letter C . Napoleon III supported the annexations, but withdrew support for the annexations of the Papal States, for fear of internal reaction in France. However, with the departure of French troops from Rome to face Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War, the Italians managed to take the city, making it the capital of the Kingdom of Italy.