Italian Unification: Key Concepts and Leaders

The video discusses the Italian unification, highlighting the interchangeable terms 'Age of Nationalism' and 'Real Politique.' It explores Italy's fragmented state during the Renaissance, the various unification movements, and the impact of the 1848 revolutions. Key leaders like Mazzini, Gioberti, and Cavour are introduced, with a focus on the pragmatic approach of Real Politique that eventually led to political unification.

What are the two interchangeable terms used to describe the period of Italian unification?

• Age of Enlightenment and Age of Revolution

• Age of Nationalism and Age of Real Politique

• Age of Renaissance and Age of Reformation

• Age of Industrialization and Age of Imperialism

Which regions were not part of Italy before unification and were under Austrian control?

• Sardinia and Piedmont

• Lombardy and Vena

• Naples and Sicily

• Tuscany and Rome

Who led the radical movement for Italian unification through popular uprising?

• King Victor Emanuel

• Gioi Mansini

• Vinchenzo Gioberti

• Count Cavor

What was the outcome of the Revolutions of 1848 in Italy?

• They resulted in a new constitution for Rome

• They led to the independence of Sicily

• They were suppressed by Austria and France

• They successfully unified Italy

Which region maintained a constitution after the failed 1848 revolutions?

• Naples

• Sicily

• Sardinia and Piedmont

• Tuscany

Who were the three new leaders that emerged in the Italian unification movement?

• Gioi Mansini, Vinchenzo Gioberti, and Louis Napoleon

• King Victor Emanuel, Gippi Garabaldi, and Count Cavor

• Napoleon Bonaparte, Giuseppe Mazzini, and Camillo Benso

• Pope Pius IX, Charles Albert, and Giuseppe Verdi

What strategy did the new leaders of Italian unification adopt to ensure success?

• Real Politique

• Romanticism

• Militarism

• Isolationism

What was Count Cavor's approach to Italian unification?

• Religious unification

• Complete isolation

• Moderate nationalism

• Radical nationalism

What was the purpose of the Sardi law introduced by Count Cavor?

• To unify Italy under a single monarch

• To abolish ecclesiastical courts and clerical immunity

• To increase the power of the Catholic Church

• To establish a new constitution for Rome

How did Count Cavor plan to modernize Italy?

• By increasing agricultural production

• By building infrastructure and developing railroads

• By promoting religious education

• By expanding the military