Exercises on the Lateran Treaty

Between the invasion of the Papal States by the Kingdom of Italy in 1870 and the signing of the Lateran Treaty in 1929, relations between the Catholic Church and the Italian government were broken, since the Holy See did not accept having lost its lands to the Kingdom of Italy. This break in relations between the Catholic Church and the Italian government became known as:

a) Catholic Question.

b) Papal Question.

c) Roman Question.

d) Religious Question.

e) Ecclesiastical Question.

The Lateran Treaty was signed on February 11, 1929, and the terms of that treaty did not include:

a) the creation of the Vatican as an official state.

b) recognition by the Italian State for religious marriages.

c) the determination that Italy would not intervene in the internal affairs of the Vatican.

d) the payment of compensation to the Catholic Church for the lost territories.

e) that the Vatican's territory would have 84 hectares.

Which of the situations below explains the invasion of the Papal States by the Kingdom of Italy?

a) The Franco-Prussian War caused French troops to be withdrawn from the Papal States, allowing the Kingdom of Italy to invade the region.

b) Giuseppe Garibaldi managed to convince Victor Emanuel II of the advantages of invading the Papal States.

c) Pope Pius IX offended the Italian king by refusing to receive him at the end of 1869.

d) The Papal States allied themselves with Italy's greatest enemy:the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

e) The Papal States were acquiring armaments from the Kingdom of Prussia to invade Lombardy.

Who ruled Italy at the time of the signing of the Lateran Treaty:

a) Vitor Emanuel II.

b) Domenico Barone.

c) Benito Mussolini.

d) Francesco Pacelli.

e) Pietro Gasparri.

LETTER C

The Roman Question is known as the territorial dispute between the Holy See and the Italian government. This quarrel is related to the Italian Unification, process in which Piedmont-Sardinia was unified in a single State to all the kingdoms that existed in the Italy Peninsula. The Church did not accept being under Italian rule and broke relations with that government between 1870 and 1929.

LETTER E

The Lateran Treaty provided for the territorial limits of the Vatican, but, unlike the alternative, the treaty stated that the Vatican would have an area of ​​only 44 hectares.

LETER A

The invasion of the Papal States by the Kingdom of Italy took place in 1870, due to the departure of French troops who were protecting the region from the Italians. French troops were withdrawn to fight in the Franco-Prussian War. The Kingdom of Italy had been putting off its plans to invade the region since 1861, and with the departure of French troops, the region was vulnerable to being invaded.

LETER C

The Lateran Treaty was signed on February 11, 1929 during the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini. The leader of fascism became the country's prime minister after the March on Rome in 1922. In 1925, he declared himself dictator of the country, ruling Italy dictatorially until 1945. The signing of the Lateran Treaty and the end of the Roman Question brought great prestige for his government.