Obstacles to Newly Formed Italy

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  • Obstacles to Newly Formed Italy
    • Piedmontisation
      • Emilia dictated by Farina
      • Tuscany resisted Piedmonti sation - own legal codes + local govt
      • Rattazzi applied 'French model' of central administration without asking Lombards
      • regional leaders but elected by central govt (in Turin)
      • Piedmont laws, taxes, officials
      • VEII became King + Cavour PM
      • surprisingly Cavour wanted regional autonomy
      • funded + helped unification geographically, hindered social unification
    • foreign powers become defensive
      • French troops protecting Rome
        • Napoleon III agreed to leave Rome if given to Pope but VEII refused
      • Austria protecting Venetia
        • supported by foreign powers e.g. Britain
          • (1866) never supported unification, obstacle for long time, weakened after A P war
    • North South divide
      • "we have made Italy, but we have not yet made Italians"
      • language barriers
      • Mount Cenis tunnel benefited North trade with France
      • land not bought in South because peasants couldn't afford
      • (1865 - crush Brigands war) removed short term threat but still evident in modern day
      • Brigands War 91861-5)
        • 120,000 Piedmont vs 80,000 Bourbon supporters
    • opposition from Papacy
      • 1859 - Darwin publishes Origin of Species - undermining Church + showing more enlightened people
        • Mar 1861 - Cavour promised 'free Church in free state' if Pope surrendered Rome
          • 1864 - Pope publishes Syllabus of Errors - Pope attacking all 'isms' + reiterated power of papacy
            • 1866 - religious orders hand over property to state
              • Jul 1870 - proclaims dogma of papal states, his word cannot be disputed
      • Pope says unification illegitimate
      • exommunicate VEII
      • forms Catholic concordantes
      • only obstacle because of France but caused N/S divide because funded Brigands war
    • rise of Prussia
      • least threat - helped unfiication

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