Political Visionaries
This founder of “Young Italy” believed in a unified, republican Italy.
Who is Giuseppe Mazzini?
This general led the famous “Expedition of the Thousand” in 1860.
Who is Giuseppe Garibaldi?
This composer wrote “The Barber of Seville.”
Who is Gioachino Rossini?
This year saw widespread revolutions across Europe, including Italy.
What is 1848?
The Kingdom of Italy was officially proclaimed in this year.
What is 1861?
This Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia used diplomacy rather than revolution to unify Italy.
Who is Count Camillo di Cavour?
Garibaldi conquered this southern kingdom before handing it over to King Victor Emmanuel II.
What is the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies?
This composer created the opera “Norma.”
Who is Vincenzo Bellini?
These foreign rulers controlled much of northern Italy before unification.
Who were the Austrians?
This king became the first ruler of unified Italy.
Who is Victor Emmanuel II?
Benjamin Franklin
Who was a prominent thinker that Camillo di Cavour idolized as a young man?
Garibaldi’s volunteer soldiers were known by this colorful name.
What are the Redshirts?
This composer wrote “Lucia di Lammermoor.”
Who is Gaetano Donizetti?
Mazzini briefly helped establish this short-lived republic in 1849.
What is the Roman Republic?
This city became the capital of Italy in 1871.
What is Rome?
This secret society promoted constitutional government and inspired early uprisings.
What is the Carbonari?
This 1860 meeting symbolized unity between northern and southern forces.
What is the Meeting of Teano?
Opera became important during the Risorgimento because it spread this powerful idea.
What is nationalism?
The failure of these revolutions showed that Italy needed this approach instead of pure uprising.
What is diplomatic/military strategy under Piedmont-Sardinia?
This final territory was added after French troops withdrew in 1870.
What is Rome (Papal States)?
Crowds shouting “Viva VERDI” were secretly expressing support for this political goal.
What is Italian unification under Victor Emmanuel II?
Garibaldi supported this form of government but accepted a monarchy for unity.
What is a republic?
This Austrian-controlled city’s opera houses became politically charged spaces during the 1840s and 1850s.
What is Milan?
This city also expelled Austrian troops in 1848 before being retaken.
What is Venice?
After unification, Italy was governed as this type of political system.
What is a constitutional monarchy?